Compensated Absences Mathewson Company began operations on January 2, 2010. It employs 9 individuals who work 8-hour

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Compensated Absences Mathewson Company began operations on January 2, 2010. It employs 9 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 10 paid vacation days and 6 paid sick days annually. Vacation days may be taken after January 15 of the year following the year in which they are earned. Sick days may be taken as soon as they are earned; unused sick days accumulate. Additional information is as follows.

Mathewson Company has chosen to accrue the cost of compensated absences at rates of pay in effect during the period when earned and to accrue sick pay when earned.

(a) Prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2010 and 2011.

(b) Compute the amounts of any liability for compensated absences that should be reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2010 and 2011.

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Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470423684

13th Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, And Terry D. Warfield

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