Chen Wholesalers Ltd. incurred the following transactions related to current liabilities. 1. Chen's cash register showed the
Question:
Chen Wholesalers Ltd. incurred the following transactions related to current liabilities.
1. Chen's cash register showed the following totals at the end of the day on March 17: pre-tax sales $50,000; GST $2,500; and PST $3,500.
2. Chen received its property tax bill for the calendar year for $52,800 on May 1, payable July 1.
3. Chen's gross payroll for the week of August 15 was $81,000. The company deducted $4,010 for CPP, $1,442 for EI, $6,400 for pension, and $16,020 for income tax from the employees' pay. Chen's payroll costs for the week were $4,010 for CPP and $2,019 for EI.
4. On October 1, Chen borrowed $100,000 from First Bank for a six-month period; 4% interest on the bank loan is payable the first of each month.
Instructions
(a) Record the above transactions.
(b) Assuming that Chen's year end is December 31 and that it makes adjusting entries annually, prepare any adjusting entries required for the property tax in transaction 2 and the interest in transaction 4.
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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118644942
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine