Accounting cycle
Accounting Cycle Problem
| On January 1, 2022, Mr. Wild formed a corporation to provide services to clients. Information about the first year of operation follows: | ||
| Jan. 1 | Investors provided $2,100,000 in cash in exchange for stock of The Wild Corporation. | |
| Jan. 1 | Purchased equipment in exchange for $430,000 cash and a $1,500,000 note payable at an annual rate of 5%, payable every 6 months. | |
| Jan. 1 | Purchased $70,000 of insurance that will cover the next 3 years. This was recorded as prepaid insurance. | |
| Feb. 1 | Purchased $10,000 of office supplies on account that will be needed during the upcoming year. | |
| Mar. 15 | Paid Salaries of $35,000. | |
| Mar. 31 | Billed customers for services in the amount of $325,000. | |
| Apr. 15 | Paid the vendor who sold Wild the office supplies on Feb. 1. | |
| Apr. 30 | Collected $155,000 on accounts receivable. | |
| June 15 | Paid salaries of $40,000. | |
| June 30 | Paid $12,000 for employee travel costs. | |
| June 30 | Paid $18,000 for a company party. | |
| June 30 | Paid the interest due and $180,000 to reduce the balance of the note payable. | |
| July 1 | Billed customers for services provided in the amount of $250,000. | |
| Aug 1 | Collected $225,000 on accounts receivable. | |
| Aug. 15 | Purchased $15,000 of office supplies on account. | |
| Sept. 15 | Paid salaries of $65,000. | |
| Sept. 30 | Paid $27,000 for a customer appreciation event. | |
| Sept. 30 | Paid $49,500 for employee travel costs incurred by staff. | |
| Dec. 1 | Collected $92,000 as deposits from customers who contracted for 2023. | |
| Dec. 31 | Declared and paid a $50,000 dividend to shareholders. | |
| The Wild Corporation uses the following accounts in it's Chart of Accounts: | ||
| Cash | ||
| Accounts Receivable | ||
| Office Supplies | ||
| Prepaid Insurance | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Accumulated Depreciation | ||
| Accounts Payable | ||
| Interest Payable | ||
| Unearned Revenue | ||
| Notes Payable | ||
| Capital Stock | ||
| Retained Earnings | ||
| Dividends | ||
| Service Revenue | ||
| Salaries Expense | ||
| Meals & Entertainment Expense | ||
| Travel Expense | ||
| Insurance Expense | ||
| Office Supplies Expense | ||
| Interest Expense | ||
| Depreciation Expense | ||
| Income Summary | ||
| COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: | ||
| (a) | Journalize the listed transactions. | |
| (b) | Post the transactions to the appropriate general ledger accounts. | |
| (c) | Prepare a trial balance as of December 31. | |
| (d) | Journalize and post adjusting entries based on the following additional information. | |
| There was $8,000 of Office Supplies on hand at year. | Purchased $25,000 of supplies on account. | |
| The equipment had 20-year life, with $100,000 salvage value. | ||
| At year end, Wild Corp. had provided $85,000 of unbilled services to customers. These services will be billed in early 2023. | Declared and paid a $25,000 dividend to shareholders. | |
| (e) | Prepare an adjusted trial balance as of December 31. | |
| (f) | Prepare an income statement and Statement of Retained Earnings for this fiscal year, and a classified Balance Sheet as of December 31. | |
| (g) | Journalize and post closing entries. | |
| (h) | Prepare a post-closing trial balance as of December 31. |
General Journal
| GENERAL JOURNAL Page 1 | ||||||||
| Date | Accounts | Debit | Credit | |||||
| GENERAL JOURNAL Page 2 | ||||||||
| Date | Accounts | Debit | Credit | |||||
| GENERAL JOURNAL Page 3 | ||||||||
| Date | Accounts | Debit | Credit | |||||
| GENERAL JOURNAL Page 4 | ||||||||
| Date | Accounts | Debit | Credit | |||||
General Ledger
| CASH | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| OFFICE SUPPLIES | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| PREPAID INSURANCE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| EQUIPMENT | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| INTEREST PAYABLE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| UNEARNED REVENUE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| NOTES PAYABLE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| RETAINED EARNINGS | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| Jan. 1 | Balance forward | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| DIVIDENDS | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| SERVICE REVENUE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| SALARIES EXPENSE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| TRAVEL EXPENSE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| INSURANCE EXPENSE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| OFFICE SUPPLIES EXPENSE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| INTEREST EXPENSE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| DEPRECIATION EXPENSE | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| INCOME SUMMARY | ||||
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
Unadj Trial Balance
| THE WILD CORPORATION | |||||
| Unadjusted Trial Balance | |||||
| December 31, 2020 | |||||
| Debits | Credits | ||||
| $ - | $ - | ||||
Adjusting Entries
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| Date | Accounts | Debit | Credit | |||||
Adj Trial Balance
| THE WILD CORPORATION | |||||
| Adjusted Trial Balance | |||||
| December 31, 2020 | |||||
| Debits | Credits | ||||
| $ - | $ - | ||||
Financial Statements
| THE WILD CORPORATION | ||||
| Income Statement | ||||
| For the Year Ending December 31, 2020 | ||||
| Revenues | ||||
| $ - | ||||
| Expenses | ||||
| $ - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | - | |||
| Net income | $ - | |||
| THE WILD CORPORATION | ||||
| Statement of Retained Earnings | ||||
| For the Year Ending December 31, 2020 | ||||
| Beginning retained earnings | $ - | |||
| Plus: Net income | - | |||
| $ - | ||||
| Less: Dividends | - | |||
| Ending retained earnings | $ - | |||
| THE WILD CORPORATION | ||||
| Balance Sheet | ||||
| December 31, 2020 | ||||
| Assets | ||||
| Current assets | ||||
| $ - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | $ - 0 | |||
| Non-current assets | ||||
| - | - 0 | |||
| Property, plant & equipment | ||||
| $ - | ||||
| - | - | |||
| Total assets | $ - | |||
| Liabilities | ||||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| $ - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | $ - | |||
| Long-term liabilities | ||||
| - | ||||
| Total liabilities | $ - | |||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||
| $ - | ||||
| - | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | - | |||
| Total Liabilities and equity | $ - | |||
Closing Entries
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| Date | Accounts | Debit | Credit | |||||
Post-Closing Trial Balance
| THE WILD CORPORATION | |||||
| Post-Closing Trial Balance | |||||
| December 31, 2020 | |||||
| Debits | Credits | ||||
| $ - | $ - | ||||
| $ - | $ - | ||||