The following transactions pertain to Smith Training Company for 2016: Jan. 30 Established the business when it

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The following transactions pertain to Smith Training Company for 2016:
Jan. 30 Established the business when it acquired $45,000 cash from the issue of common stock.
Feb. 1 Paid rent for office space for two years, $24,000 cash.
Apr. 10 Purchased $3,200 of supplies on account.
July 1 Received $24,000 cash in advance for services to be provided over the next year.
July 20 Paid $1,500 of the accounts payable from April 10.
Aug. 15 Billed a customer $18,000 for services provided during August.
Sept. 15 Completed a job and received $8,400 cash for services rendered.
Oct. 1 Paid employee salaries of $12,000 cash.
Oct. 15 Received $15,000 cash from accounts receivable.
Nov. 16 Billed customers $42,000 for services rendered on account.
Dec. 1 Paid a dividend of $15,000 cash to the stockholders.
Dec. 31 Adjusted records to recognize the services provided on the contract of July 1.
Dec. 31 Recorded $3,600 of accrued salaries as of December 31.
Dec. 31 Recorded the rent expense for the year. (See February 1.)
Dec. 31 Physically counted supplies; $280 was on hand at the end of the period.
Required
a. Record the preceding transactions in the general journal.
b. Post the transactions to T-accounts and calculate the account balances.
c. Prepare a trial balance.
d. Prepare the income statement, statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
e. Prepare the closing entries at December 31.
f. Prepare a trial balance after the closing entries are posted.
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts

ISBN: 978-0078025907

9th edition

Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds

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