QS 3-5 Prepaid (deferred) expenses adjustments LO P1 For each separate case below, follow the three-step process for adjusting the prepaid asset account at December 31. Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals. Step 2: Determine what the current account balance should equal. Step 3: Record the December 31 adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2 046 Assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year a. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a $5,700 debit balance to start the year. A review of Insurance policies shows that $1,400 of unexpired Insurance remains at year-end, Prepaid Insurance Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals. Step 2: Determine what the current account balance should equal. Step 3: Record the December 31, adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2 b. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a $6,890 debit balance at the start of the year. A review of Insurance policies shows $1.440 of insurance has expired by year-end. Prepaid Insurance Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals. EEEE Step 2: Determine what the current account balance should equal Step 3: Record the December 31, adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step c. Prepaid Rent. On September 1 of the current year, the company prepaid $36,000 for two years of rent for facilities being occupied that day. The company debited Prepaid Rent and credited Cash for $36,000. Prepaid Rent Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals. Step 2: Determine what the current account balance should equal. Step 3: Record the December 31, adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2