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  • Feb 11, 2010, 01:49 PM
    henzieacct
    Preparing journal entries to correct closing entries
    I need to prepare all journal entries to correct the above closing entries

    Fees Earned Dr 15000
    Accumulated, Amort Dr 5000
    Interest Rev Dr 1000
    Income Summary Cr 21000

    Income summary Dr 19000
    Salaries Exp Cr 12000
    Prepaid Advertising Cr 5000
    Interest Payable Cr 1200
    Office Supplies Exp Cr 800

    Capital Dr 2000
    Income Summary Cr 2000

    Withdrawals Dr 6000
    Capital Cr 6000

    I have figured out all the errors, (accumulated Amort, Perpaid ad and Interest Payable) but now I have to prepare correcting journal entries and I am not sure what they are asking me to do.
  • Feb 14, 2010, 11:59 PM
    morgaine300

    To correct something that shouldn't be there, you have to reverse it out. Since amortization shouldn't be there, that debit should never have happened. So you credit it to un-do it. And likewise debit the Income Summary for the same amount since that shouldn't have been part of the total.

    Etc.

    You will then have to correct the closing of income summary because that balance will change. (I don't know where this all came from or if you have a trial balance, but leaving you with two expenses just seems weird. If there's a list of accounts somewhere, you also need to see that nothing was missed as well.)

    And the drawing closing is backwards. Withdrawals are already a debit, so debiting it again will only double it, not close it.

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