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  • Oct 9, 2006, 03:38 PM
    Accferr57
    Income Summary
    I am not looking for the answer that's why I have not included the dollar amount.
    I just want to know how to do the income summary to the question below. What are the step I should follow?

    I have tried several steps and cannot come up with the answer. I must be leaving something out either in the Revenue or the Expense.

    Cash
    Account Receivable
    Equipment
    Dividends
    Salaries
    Depreciation
    Supplies
    Account payable
    Capital Stock
    Retained Earnings
    Service Revenue

    What is the balance in income summary before it is closed to retained earnings?
  • Oct 9, 2006, 08:20 PM
    CaptainForest
    Wouldn't it be easier to post numbers PLUS the work you have done?

    Income Summary. You must close out all the accounts that appear on the income statement.

    So a revenue account has a credit balance normally, so you need to debit it:
    Dr. Revenue
    Cr. Income Summary

    So you should debit:
    Service Revenue

    You should credit:
    Salaries Expense
    Depreciation Expense
    Supplies Expense
  • Oct 10, 2006, 10:29 AM
    Accferr57
    Thank you. Yes it would be easier to include the amounts but I would like to try and solve the problem

    You did answer my question and I was leaving out Depreciation Expense

    Thank you so much.
    Regards
  • Oct 10, 2006, 01:08 PM
    Accferr57
    Income Summary continiue
    Hi,
    Thank you for your immediate response to my first question.
    'What is the balance in income summary before it is closed to retained earnings"

    In addition to the same question.

    I now subtract the Expense column:

    Salaries Expense
    Depreciation Expense
    Supplies Expense
    Total 125


    from the Revenue column:
    Service Revenue
    Total 185

    125 minus 185 = 60 balance in income summary - correct?
    Would this 60 also be considered my net income?

    This will conclude this my first problem

    I posted this same question under the Answer section - sorry
  • Oct 13, 2006, 12:27 AM
    CaptainForest
    Yes, the 60 would also be your net income.

    What you would be doing is Dr. Income Summary 125 (for expenses), Cr. IS for 185, so a balance of a Cr. IS of 60 (so you then have to Dr. it and Cr. RE, which makes perfect sense when you have a Net Income)
  • Apr 11, 2012, 02:29 AM
    sarahima88
    Hi

    Could you help me? I'd like to know the accounting number of income summary. For Clients we use 411 for income summary what we use? Because in accounting system I should like it to a number.

    Thank you in advance.

    Best Regards,
    Sara

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