Accounting 251
Fall 2014 - ACCT 251
Practice Set
Worth 100 points
Contents:
Instructions
Chart of Accounts
Part 1 – Due Monday, September 29th (worth 50 points)
Journal Entries for External Transactions
T Accounts
Journal Entries for Adjusting Entries
Adjusted Trial Balance
Part 2 – Due Monday, November 10th (worth 50 points)
Multi-step Income Statement
Statement of Retained Earnings
Classified Balance Sheet
Journal Entries Closing Entries
T Accounts
Post-Closing Trial Balance
Ratios
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Instructions
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The correct Adjusted Trial Balance will be posted after the Part 1 due date so you can correct any errors in your Adjusted Trial Balance before beginning Part 2.
Part 1 (Due Monday, September 29th)
1. Prepare journal entries to record external transactions.
2. Post journal entries to T accounts.
3. Prepare journal entries to record adjusting entries.
4. Post the adjusting entries to the T accounts from step 2 (include a balance on each account)
5. Prepare an adjusted trial balance.
Part 2 (Due Monday, November 10th)
6. Prepare, using good form, a multi-step income statement, a statement of retained earnings, and a classified balance sheet.
7. Prepare closing journal entries.
8. Post the closing entries to the T accounts from step 2 (include a new balance on each account)
9. Prepare a post closing trial balance.
10. Calculate ratios.
Cook, Books, and Hyde Bookkeeping Services Chart of Accounts
Account Name |
Cash |
Accounts Receivable |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Prepaid Rent |
Office Equipment |
Accumulated Depreciation – Office Equipment |
Accounts Payable |
Salaries Payable |
Interest Payable |
Unearned Revenue |
Notes Payable |
Common Stock |
Retained Earnings |
Dividends |
Bookkeeping Revenue |
Operating Expenses |
Salaries Expense |
Depreciation Expense |
Interest Expense |
Rent Expense |
Bad Debt Expense |
Income Summary |
Cook, Books, and Hyde Bookkeeping Services External Transactions
Cook, Books, and HydeBookkeeping Services is organized on January 1, 2014. The following transactions occurred in their first year of operations.
Date | Transaction |
January 1, 2014 | Issued 5,000 shares of common stock for $20.00 per share. |
January 1, 2014 | Purchased office equipment for $26,000 cash. |
January 1, 2014 | Paid $9,000 in advance for 18 months of rent. |
July 1, 2014 | Borrowed $70,000 cash from Fly By Night Bank, signing a 5 year, 6% interest bearing note. Interest is payable annually on June 30. The note matures June 30, 2019. |
Jan 1- Dec 31 2014 | Performed bookkeeping services on account & billed clients $280,000. |
Jan 1- Dec 31 2014 | Collected $210,000 of billings. |
December 15, 2014 | Received $75,000 cash advance for bookkeeping to be performed in December and January. |
Jan 1- Dec 31 2014 | Incurred $84,000 of operating expenses on account. |
Jan 1- Dec 31 2014 | Paid $62,000 of the expenses incurred on account. |
Jan 1- Dec 31 2014 | Paid $43,000 of salaries. |
December 31, 2014 | Declared and paid $1.25 per share dividend on the common stock |
Cook, Books, and Hyde Bookkeeping Services Adjusting Entries
Date | Transaction |
December 31, 2014 | Depreciated the office equipment, estimated life 4 years, estimated salvage value $6,000, straight line depreciation. |
December 31, 2014 | Earned $35,000 of the $75,000 advance for bookkeeping. |
December 31, 2014 | Salaries of $2,750 earned in the last week in December will be paid January 3, 2015. |
December 31, 2014 | Accrue interest on the Community Bank note. |
December 31, 2014 | Record the expiration of a portion of prepaid rent. |
December 31, 2014 | 3% of the ending balance in accounts receivable is estimated to become uncollectible. |
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