Saved QS 3-5 (Static) 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. Assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year. a. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a 54,700 debit balance to start the year. A review of insurance policies shows that $900 of unexpired Insurance remains at year-end. DR or CR? Debit Prepaid Insurance 5,700 Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals. 5,700 Debit 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 Insurance expense Prepaid insurance b. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a $5,890 debit balance at the start of the year. A review of insurance policies shows $1,040 of insurance has expired by year-end, Prepaid Insurance mount balance equals b. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a $5,890 debit balance at the start of the year. A review of insurance policies shows 1,040 of Insurance has expired by year-end. Prepaid Insurance Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals. 0 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. c. Prepaid Rent. On September 1 of the current year, the company prepaid $24,000 for two years of rent for facilities being occupied that day. The company debited Prepaid Rent and credited Cash for $24,000. Prepaid Rent Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals, 0 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