Read the following Communication Case prompt:

"I don't understand," complained Chris, who responded to your bulletin board posting for tutoring in introductory accounting. The complaint was in response to your statements that recording adjusting entries is a critical step in the accounting processing cycle, and the two major classifications of adjusting entries are prepayments and accruals.

After reading the above prompt, respond to Chris:

When do prepayments occur? Accruals?

Describe the appropriate adjusting entry for prepaid expenses and for unearned expenses. What is the effect on net income, assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity of not recording a required adjusting entry for prepayment?

Describe the required adjusting entry for accrued liabilities and for accrued receivables. What is the effect on net income, assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity of not recording a required adjusting entry for accruals?