CHAPTER 16

Recording Adjusting and Closing Entries for a Corporation

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ADJUSTING ENTRIES RECORDED FROM A WORK SHEET

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1. Heading

2. Date

3. Identify the first adjustment

4. Account debited

5. Debit

6. Account credited

7. Credit

8. Continue down the Adjustments columns

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS page 482

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR MERCHANDISE INVENTORY page 482

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR SUPPLIES—OFFICE page 483

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR SUPPLIES—STORE page 483

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR PREPAID INSURANCE page 484

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR DEPRECIATION—OFFICE EQUIPMENT page 484

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR DEPRECIATION—STORE EQUIPMENT page 485

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ADJUSTING ENTRY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES page 485

LESSON 16-2

Recording Closing Entries for Income Statement Accounts

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THE INCOME SUMMARY ACCOUNT page 487

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CLOSING ENTRY FOR ACCOUNTS WITH CREDIT BALANCES

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3. Debits to close

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1. Heading

2. Date 4. Credit to Income Summary

3333

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CLOSING ENTRY FOR INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS WITH DEBIT BALANCES

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3. Credits to close

1. Date

2. Account debited

4. Debit amount

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15SUMMARY OF CLOSING ENTRY FOR INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNTS WITH DEBIT BALANCES page 490

Bal. 209,960.00 Closing 209,960.00

(New Bal. zero)

Purchases

Adj. (mdse. inv.) 15,840.00 Closing (credit amounts) 500,253.10

Closing (debit accounts) 404,099.15 (New Bal. 80,313.95)

Income Summary

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CLOSING ENTRY TO RECORD NET INCOME page 491

1122

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3. Credit Retained Earnings

1. Date

2. Debit Income Summary

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CLOSING ENTRY FOR DIVIDENDS page 491

3. Credit Dividends

1. Date

2. Debit Retained Earnings

1122

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COMPLETED CLOSING ENTRIES FOR A CORPORATION RECORDED IN A JOURNAL page 492