Indicate after each of the following statements whether the statement is True (T) or False (F).
T or F
1. Accrued expenses at the end of one period usually result in cash payments in the next period.
2. The entry to record a cash receipt from a customer when the service to be provided to earn the cash has not yet been performed involves a debit to an unearned revenue account.
3. The cash basis of accounting commonly results in financial statements that are not comparable from period to period.
4. An adjusting entry can only affect income statement accounts.
5. Ace Printing performs 20 days work on a 30-day contract. The total contract is valued at $6,000. The adjusting entry of $4,000 includes a credit to unearned revenue.
6. Permanent accounts carry their balances into the next accounting period. Asset, liability, and revenue accounts are not closed as long as a company continues in business.
7. After posting the entries to close all revenue accounts and all expense accounts, the Income Summary account has a $4,000 credit balance. This shows that the company has earned a net income of $4,000.
8. The steps in the closing process are (1) close credit balances in revenue accounts to Income Summary; (2) close credit balances in expense accounts to Income Summary; (3) close Income Summary to Owner’s Capital; (4) close Withdrawals to Owner’s Capital.
9. The work sheet is an important financial statement.
10. Plant and equipment and intangible assets are long-term assets used to produce or sell products and services.
Using the schedule below, indicate the impact of the following errors made during the adjusting entry process. Use a “OS” for overstatements, a “US” for understatements and a “NE” for no effect. An example is provided below:
Error Revenues Expenses Assets Liabilities Owner’s Equity
Ex Did not record amortization. NE US OS NE OS
1. Did not record unpaid utility bill.
2. Failed to adjust unearned revenue account for revenue earned.
3. Failed to adjust office supplies for supplied used.
4. Failed to accrue employee’s salaries.
5. Recorded accrued rent expense with a debit to salary expense.
6. Recorded accrued revenue with credit to revenue and a debit to Accounts Payable.
7. The Prepaid Rent account had a balance of $3,000 represent three months rent paid in advance. One month had actually been used.
8. $210 of accrued interest on a Note Payable was not recorded