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(a) Prepare the current liability section of the February 29,2023 balance sheet of Sarasota. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. Current Attempt in Progress
Sarasota Corp. has manufactured a broad range of quality products since 1994. The operating cycle of the business is less than one
year. The following information is available for the company's fiscal year ended February 28,2023. Sarasota follows ASPE.
Sarasota has $3.8 million of bonds payable outstanding at February 29,2023, which were issued at par in 2012 and are due in
The bonds carry an interest rate of 7%, payable semi-annually each June 1 and December 1.
Sarasota has several notes payable outstanding with its primary banking institution at February 29,2023. In each case, the
annual interest is due on the anniversary date of the note each year (same as the due dates listed). The notes are as follows:Sarasota uses the expense approach to account for assurance-type warranties. The company has a two-year warranty on
selected products, with an estimated cost of 1% of sales being returned in the 12 months following the sale, and a cost of
1.5% of sales being returned in months 13 to 24 following the sale. The warranty liability outstanding at February 28,2022,
was $5,900. Sales of warrantied products in the year ended February 29,2023, were $153,000. Actual warranty costs
incurred during the current fiscal year are as follows:
The accounts payable subsidiary ledger shows balances of regular trade payables for supplies and purchases of goods and
services on open account. Included in the net balance of $390,000 are accounts with credit balances totalling $410,000 and
accounts with debit balances totalling $20,000 at February 29,2023. Included in trade payables is a short term loan of
$26,000 owing to an affiliated company.
The following information relates to Sarasota's payroll for the month of February 2023. Sarasota's required contribution for
El is 1.4 times the employee contribution; for CPP, it is 1.0 times the employee contribution.
Salaries and wages outstanding at February 29,2023
$200,000
For the last payroll of the year, the following unpaid balances apply:
El withheld from employees
CPP withheld from employees
16,500
Income taxes withheld from employees
48,800
Union dues withheld from employees
21,700 Sarasota regularly pays GST owing to the Receiver General for Canada on the 15th of the month. Sarasota's GST transactions
include the GST that it charges to customers and the GST that it is charged by suppliers of goods and services. During
February 2023, purchases attracted $27,200 of GST, while the GST charged on invoices to customers totalled $39,500. At
January 31,2023, the balances in the GST Receivable and GST Payable accounts were $33,800 and $59,500, respectively.
Other miscellaneous liabilities included $55,000 of dividends payable on March 15,2023;$30,000 of bonuses payable to
company executives (75% payable in September 2023 and 25% payable in March 2024); and $85,000 in accrued audit fees
covering the year ended February 29,2023.
Sarasota sells gift cards to its customers. The company does not set a redemption date and customers can use their cards at
any time. At March 1,2022, Sarasota had a balance outstanding of $106,000 in its Unearned Revenue account. Sarasota
received $21,500 in cash for gift cards purchased during the current year, and $37,600 in redemptions took place during the
year. Based on past experience, 15% of customer gift card balances never get redeemed. At the end of each year, Sarasota
recognizes 15% of the opening balance of Unearned Revenue as earned during the year.
5,275.)
SARASOTA CORP.
Statement of Financial Position (Partial)
Current Liabilities
Total current liabilities
$
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 (a) Prepare the current liability section of the February 29,2023 balance

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