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The Following General Journal entries are WRONG can you please correct them. Thanks!! 8/1 YOU filed a charter with the State of Louisiana to form
The Following General Journal entries are WRONG can you please correct them. Thanks!!
8/1 YOU filed a charter with the State of Louisiana to form the YOUR Accounting Corporation. The charter authorizes you to issue 5000 shares of $2 par common stock. The state charged you a $75 fee to file the charter. Since your business is not yet approved, you had to pay this fee using personal funds.
9/1 You received your charter from the State of Louisiana and officially opened your business. Your first order of business was to become a shareholder of YOUR Accounting Corp. To do this, you purchased 500 shares of common stock by issuing a check to YOUR Accounting Corp for $10,000. You used this money to open a checking account at First Funds Bank.
1-Sep | Cash | 105 | 10,000 | ||
Common Stock | 520 | 10,000 | |||
Initial investment in equity |
9/6 You purchased a one-year auto insurance policy from InsureMart for $1200. InsureMart will send you a bill for the policy. YOUR Accounting Corporation capitalizes all insurance policies on the date of purchase and records the necessary expense at year-end as an adjusting entry.
6-Sep | Pre-Paid Insurance | 140 | 1,200 | ||
Cash | 105 | 1,200 | |||
one year auto policy from InsureMart |
9/20 You visited a new client, Anita Cooke, to set up a Quickbooks accounting system for her new business, Cooking For You. You gave Anita and invoice #2 for the Engagement Fee and she paid you by issuing a check in the amount of $2,000. Anita also agreed to a monthly fee of $1,500 for you to handle her ongoing accounting needs
9/10 Your first client, Red Fische, came in today needing assistance with filing the appropriate paperwork to start his new seafood restaurant. You issued invoice #1 to Red Fische and he paid you an initial $2,000 Engagement Fee. Red Fische also agreed to contract with you to provide accounting services for $2,500 per month
9/30 Mandi sent pro-rated invoices, #3 & #4 , to Red Fische and Cooking For You for Monthly Accounting Services. The payment terms are 1/10, net 30
30-Sep | Accounts Recievable | 110 | 4,000 | ||
Monthly Accounting Services Revenue | 610 | 4,000 | |||
Invoice #3 and #4 to Red Fische and Cooking For You |
9/15 You hire an administrative assistant, Mandi Handi, she will be paid a monthly salary of $1500. You have decided that all pay periods will end on the last day of the month and that checks will be issued on the 5th of each month.
NOTE: Assume the following rates when preparing the payroll: federal income tax 15%, state income tax 5%, and FICA 7.65%.
YOUR Accounting Corp. has state and federal unemployment insurance rates of 1% (FUTA) and 2% (SUTA) on the first $7,700 of wages per employee. The employer FICA rate is 7.65%.
9/30 You computed and accrued the payroll for September.
30-Sep | Salaries Expense | 830 | 1,500 | ||
FICA Payable | 332 | 115 | |||
Federal Income Tax | 336 | 225 | |||
State Income Tax | 338 | 75 | |||
Salaries Payable | 425 | 1085 | |||
payroll for September | |||||
30-Sep | Payroll Tax Expense | 825 | 160 | ||
FICA Payable | 332 | 115 | |||
FUTA Payable | 334 | 15 | |||
SUTA Payable | 330 | 30 | |||
payroll for September |
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