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  • Nov 1, 2008, 11:46 AM
    tcm1770
    Journalizing closing entries
    The following list of accounts was obtained from the adjusted trial balance of ABC company on December 31, 2005. Each account has a normal balance how would I journalize the closing entries required on 12/31/05

    Balance Account
    42240 Cash
    11460 Accounts Receivable
    600 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
    28000 Equiptment
    8000 Acculumated Depreciation Equiptment
    4800 Prepaid Rent
    15400 Accounts Payable
    8000 Dividends Payable
    6264 Income Tax Payable
    900 Unearned Rent Revenue
    16000 Common Stock
    16040 Retained Earnings
    16400 Dividends
    91200 Sales
    38640 Cost of Goods Sold
    7600 Salaries Expense
    6800 Advertising Expense
    2000 Telephone & telegraph Expense
    3200 Utilities Expense
    5200 Rent Expense
    720 Bad Debt Expense
    6264 Income tax Expense
    2000 Depreciation Expense- Equiptment
    1400 interest Revenue
    7600 Merchantdise Inventory 12/31/92
  • Nov 1, 2008, 02:08 PM
    pready

    The temporary (Income Statement) accounts are closed to the permanent (Balance Sheet) acocunts.

    Expense accounts are credited, then debited tn the Income Summary Account so there is a 0 balance in the expense accounts.

    Revenue accounts are debited, then credited to the Income Summary Account so that there is a 0 balance in the revenue accounts.

    Then the difference in the Income Summary Account is transferred to the Retained Earnings Account (Balance Sheet) so there is a 0 balnce in the income summary account.

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