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    llkim334 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 11, 2011, 09:47 AM
    How to find income summary?
    I'm confused as to how to locate the income summary for both debit and credit for adjustments as well as debit and credit for adjusted trial balance. I've gotten the answers for everything else but this I have no clue on how to get.

    Any ideas?

    Thank you!

    Cash 28,750
    Merchandise inventory 13,000
    Store supplies 5,500
    Prepaid insurance 2,400
    Store equipment 42,600
    Accum. Depreciation—Store eq 19,750
    Accounts payable 14,000
    A. Helix, Capital 39,000
    A. Helix, Withdrawals 2,000
    Income Summary
    Sales 115,800
    Sales discounts 1,900
    Sales returns and allowances 2,300
    Purchases 37,750
    Purchase discounts 400
    Purchase returns and allow 350
    Transportation-in 1,000
    Depreciation expense—Store eq 0
    Salaries expense 27,400
    Insurance expense 0
    Rent expense 15,000
    Store supplies expense 0
    Advertising expense 9,700

    Totals 189,300 189,300
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    Nov 11, 2011, 12:03 PM
    The Income Summary account is used only when closing out your temporary accounts. You close out your revenues and expenses to Income Summary, then the Income Summary account is closed out to Retained Earnings.

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