Tyson Sarsfield opened an accounting firm on July 1, 2012. During the month of July, the business

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Tyson Sarsfield opened an accounting firm on July 1, 2012. During the month of July, the business completed the following transactions:
Jul 1 The business sold $95,000 of common stock to open the firm, Sarsfield & Associates, Inc.
3 Purchased supplies, $600, and furniture, $2,100, on account.
5 Performed accounting service for a client and received cash, $2,700.
8 Paid cash to acquire land for a future office site, $23,000.
11 Prepared tax returns for a client on account, $2,200.
14 Paid assistant’s salary, $500.
16 Paid for the furniture purchased July 3 on account.
19 Received $2,000 cash for accounting services performed.
23 Billed a client for $1,500 of accounting services.
28 Received $700 from client on account.
31 Paid secretary’s salary, $500.
31 Paid rent expense, $1,400.
31 Paid $1,700 of dividends.

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1. Open, or set up, the following T-accounts: Cash, Accounts Receivable, Supplies, Furniture, Land, Accounts Payable, Common Stock, Dividends, Service Revenue, Salaries Expense, and Rent Expense.
2. Journalize transactions. Explanations are not required.
3. Post the transactions to the T-accounts that have been set up for you, using transaction dates as posting references.
4. Calculate the balance in each account.
5. Prepare the trial balance for Sarsfield & Associates, Inc., at July 31, 2012.

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133052152

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Authors: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright

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