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  • Aug 24, 2013, 04:58 PM
    tismarie
    Trial balance
    My question is do I take the information from the September 30 trail balance and apply it to the October 30 trial balance that I need to create?


    This is the trial balance of Slocombe Company on September 30.


    SLOCOMBE COMPANY
    Trial Balance
    September 30, 2010

    Debit Credit
    Cash $8,300
    Accounts Receivable 2,600
    Supplies 2,100
    Equipment 8,000
    Accounts Payable $5,100
    Unearned Revenue 900
    Common Stock


    15,000

    $21,000

    $21,000

    The October transactions were as follows.

    Oct. 5 Received $1,300 in cash from customers for accounts receivable due.
    10 Billed customers for services performed $5,100.
    15 Paid employee salaries $1,400.
    17 Performed $600 of services for customers who paid in advance in August.
    20 Paid $1,500 to creditors for accounts payable due.
    29 Paid a $300 cash dividend.
    31 Paid utilities $500.
  • Aug 24, 2013, 06:07 PM
    pready
    You start with the account balances on Sep 30, next you need to journalize and post your transactions to get new account balances, finally you take the new account balances and prepare a trial balance for Oct 31.
  • Aug 25, 2013, 06:22 AM
    tismarie
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by pready View Post
    You start with the account balances on Sep 30, next you need to journalize and post your transactions to get new account balances, finally you take the new account balances and prepare a trial balance for Oct 31.

    Thank you. I thought I was performing it wrong.

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