Alex Shore practiced accounting with a partnership for five years. Recently he opened his own accounting firm, which he operates as a professional corporation. The name of the new entity is Alex Shore, CPA, P.C. Shore experienced the following events during the organizing phase of the new business and its first month of operations. Some of the events were personal and did not affect the business.

Feb 4 Shore received $2,000 cash from former accounting partners. *

5 Deposited $50,000 in a new business bank account titled Alex Shore, CPA, P.C. The business issued common stock to Shore.

6 Paid $100 cash for letterhead stationery for the new office.

7 Purchased office furniture for the office. The business will pay the account payable, $9,700, within three months.

10 Shore sold personal investment in Amazing.com stock, which he had owned for several years, receiving $50,000 cash. *

11 Shore deposited the $50,000 cash from sale of the Amazing.com stock in his personal bank account.*

12 A representative of a large company telephoned Shore and told him of the company’s intention to transfer its accounting business to Shore.

18 Finished tax hearings on behalf of a client and submitted a bill for accounting services, $17,000. Shore expected to collect from this client within two weeks.

25 Paid office rent, $1,500.

28 Paid cash dividends of $1,000.

*Personal transaction of Alex Shore.

Requirements

1. Analyze the effects of the events on the accounting equation of the corporation of Alex Shore, CPA, P.C. Use a format similar to Exhibit 1-6.

2. As of February 28, compute Alex Shore’s

a. total assets.

b. total liabilities.

c. total stockholders’ equity.

d. net income or net loss for February.