Option #1: The Four Steps in the Accounting Process

You own an independent CPA firm. One client had the following transactions in January 20x7.

Issued share capital for $5,000 cash

Purchased $3,000 of equipment on credit

Paid $600 cash for this months rent

Purchased on credit $3,000 of supplies to be used next month

Billed $3,500 to customers for repairs made to date

Paid cash for one-half of the amount owing in Transaction 4

Collected $400 cash of the amount billed in Transaction 5

Sold one-half of the equipment purchased in Transaction 2 for $1,200 in cash.

Required:

Use the four steps in the accounting process to analyze business transactions, a) Identifying transactions and source documents, b) Analyzing transactions using the accounting equation, c) Recording the journal entry and d) Posting the entry to the ledger to complete the following:

Prepare journal entries for each of the above transactions.

Post the journal entries to Taccounts and total the accounts.

From the Taccounts, prepare an unadjusted trial balance. List expenses in alphabetical order.

Use the following chart of accounts names and the template:

Cash, Capital Stock, Equipment, Accounts Payable, Rent Expense, Supplies, Accounts Receivable, Revenue.

ACT300 Principles of Accounting I

Module 2: Critical Thinking Template Option #1

Journal Entries

Date

Account Name

T-Accounts

January

Debit

Credit

1

Shared Capital Issued

Cash

Capital Stock

Cash

2

3

Balance

Balance

4

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

5

Balance

Balance

6

Equipment

7

Balance

Supplies

8

Balance

Revenue

Balance

Rent Expense

Balance

Unadjusted Trial Balance

Account Name

Debit

Credit

Cash

-

Accounts receivable

-

Equipment

-

Supplies

-

Accounts payable

-

Capital stock

-

Revenue

-

Rent expense

-

Total

-

-