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  • Jan 22, 2009, 10:35 PM
    Need2Understand
    My Trial Balance isn't Balanced!
    I have been working on this homework like a mad scientist for the past two days and I can't go any further until I get my trial balance to balance... I'm thinking that I possibly put the cash amounts in the wrong accounts on the journal... but IDK!! :confused:

    I had to put the November transactions into a Journal, then put them in a ledger with existing balances that were given.

    November transactions:
    Nov. 8- Paid $1,700 for salaries due employees, of which $700 is for October salaries.
    Nov. 10- Received $3,420 cash from customers on account.
    Nov. 12- Received $3,100 cash for services performed in November.
    Nov. 15- Purchased store equipment on account $2,000.
    Nov. 17- Purchased supplies on account $700.
    Nov. 20- Paid creditors on account $2,700.
    Nov. 22- Paid November rent $400.
    Nov. 25- Paid salaries $1,700.
    Nov. 27-Performed services on account and billed customers for services provided $900.
    Nov. 29-Recieved $600 from customers for future services.


    My first journal:

    Date Account Dr. Cr.
    11/8___A/P $1,700
    _________CASH $700
    _________SALARIES EXPENSE $1000

    11/10____CASH $3,420
    ____________A/R $3,420

    11/12____CASH $3,100
    ____________SERVICE REVENUE $3,100

    11/15___EQUIPMENT $2,000
    _____________A/P $2,000

    11/17___SUPPLIES $700
    ____________A/P $700

    11/20___A/P $2,700
    ___________CASH $2,700

    11/22___RENT EXPENSE $400____________CASH $400

    11/25____SALARIES EXPENSE $1,700
    ______________CASH $1,700

    11/27____SERVICE REVENUE $900
    ______________A/R $900

    11/29____CASH $600
    _______________UNEARNED REVENUE $600





    When the trial balance would not balance I changed:
    11/8 to- SALARIES PAYABLE $1,700
    ____________CASH $1,700

    11/27 to- A/R $900
    ___________SERVICE REVENUE $900


    THEN, I put the info from the journal & the info listed below into ledgers & a trial balance, but it did not balance & I can't go to the next step until it does.

    November 1, 2010 account balances:
    DEBITS
    cash=2400
    a/r=4250
    supplies=1800
    store equipment=12000

    CREDITS
    accumulated depreciation=2000
    a/p=2600
    unearned revenue=1200
    salaries payable=700
    capital=13,950
  • Jan 25, 2009, 04:26 PM
    pready

    Nov 8, The correct Journal Entry is:
    Debit Accounts Payable for 1,000
    Debit Salaries Expense for 700
    Credit Cash for 1,700
  • Jan 26, 2009, 02:49 PM
    pready

    My previous answer is incorrect. The correct journal entry is:

    11/8 Debit Salaries Payable not Accounts Payable for 700
    Debit Salaries Expense for 1,000
    Credit cash for 1,700

    11/27 Debit Accounts Receivable for the amount
    Credit Service Revenue for the amount

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