The trial balance for Kilda Services at the end of July is as follows: Kilda Services Trial

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The trial balance for Kilda Services at the end of July is as follows:
Kilda Services
Trial Balance
July 31, 20××
Cash ........................................... $ 3,840
Accounts Receivable ........................ 5,660
Supplies ....................................... 120
Prepaid Insurance ........................... 180
Equipment .................................... 8,400
Accounts Payable ........................................... $ 4,540
J. Kilda, Capital ............................................. 11,560
J. Kilda, Withdrawals ....................................... 700
Revenues ...................................................... 5,920
Salaries Expense ........................... 2,600
Rent Expense ............................... 600
Advertising Expense ....................... 340
Utilities Expense ........................... 26
................................................ $21,766 $22,720
The trial balance does not balance because of a number of errors. Kilda's accountant compared the amounts in the trial balance with the ledger, recomputed the account balances, and compared the postings. He found the following errors:
a. The balance of Cash was understated by $400.
b. A cash payment of $420 was credited to Cash for $240.
c. A debit of $120 to Accounts Receivable was not posted.
d. Supplies purchased for $60 were posted as a credit to Supplies.
e. A debit of $180 to Prepaid Insurance was not posted.
f. The Accounts Payable account had debits of $5,320 and credits of $9,180.
g. The Notes Payable account, with a credit balance of $2,400, was not included on the trial balance.
h. The debit balance of J. Kilda, Withdrawals was listed in the trial balance as a credit.
i. A $200 debit to J. Kilda, Withdrawals was posted as a credit.
j. The actual balance of Utilities Expense, $260, was listed as $26 in the trial balance.
Prepare a corrected trial balance.
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...
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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Principles of Accounting

ISBN: 978-0618736614

10th edition

Authors: Belverd Needles, Marian Powers, Susan Crosson

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