As the accountant for Jasper's Telemarketing Services, you discovered the following errors in the May 31 unadjusted

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As the accountant for Jasper's Telemarketing Services, you discovered the following errors in the May 31 unadjusted trial balance that require correction:
a. Advertising Expense was debited and Accounts Receivable was credited on May 17 for $16,200 of repairs paid for by Jasper's.
b. On May 18, Computer Equipment was debited and Accounts Payable was credited, each for $8,100 regarding the purchase of office furniture in exchange for a promissory note.
c. On May 28, Cash was debited and Telemarketing Fees Earned was credited for $15,000 cash received in advance from a client.
d. The Telephone Expense account included $6,300 of delivery expense.
e. The Telemarketing Fees Earned account was credited for $1,200 of interest revenue.
Required
Journalize the correcting entries required on May 31.
Analysis Component: The error in (e) shows that an incorrect revenue account was credited. Since the net effect on the financial statements is nil after recording the correction, is it necessary to prepare a correcting entry for this type of error?
Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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Fundamental Accounting Principles

ISBN: 978-0071051507

Volume I, 14th Canadian Edition

Authors: Larson Kermit, Tilly Jensen

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