Prepare and record the transactions for december

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Accounting Cycle Project Transaction Practice Set - B&G Music

You have been hired as an accountant for B&G Co., a corporation performing diverse consulting services in Detroit, Michigan. B&G Co. prepares financial statements on monthly bases.

Project Scope: You are to record the transactions for December, prepare the monthly adjustments, and prepare the financial statements. Then you will close the fiscal year and prepare the books for next year.

1. Analyze the narrative to prepare and record the transactions for December to the General Journal.

2. Post the journal entries to ledger accounts using T-accounts (Don't forget the opening balances from the information given on the post-closing trial balance on Nov. 30th.)

3. Prepare Income Statement and the Retained Earnings Statement for the month ended December 31, 2016 and Balance Sheet asofDecember31, 2016 in good forms. Use the multi-step format for the Income Statement.

4. Close the temporary accounts, posting any net income or loss to retained earnings.

B&G Co.                                                     

Debit

Credit

Post-closing Trial   Balance                                              



Account       



Cash                                                                                                    

42500


Account Receivable                                                                   

20000


Allowance for doubtful account                                                                                    


1000

Supplies                                                                                          

9000


Equipment                                                                                     

10000


Accumulated Depreciation                                                                                              


5000

Land                                                                                                   

10500


Account Payable                                                                                                                  


8000

Salaries payable                                                                                                                    


10000

Common Stock (50000 shares authorized, 20000 shares issued And outstanding)


50000

Retained Earning


18000

Transactions in December2016:

Dec.

1

The equipment was completely destroyed by the regional earth quake. "Loss by earthquake" was recognized.

 

1

Lentcash to another company and received a 2 year, $20,000zero-interest-bearing note.The market rate of interest for a note of similar risk is 9 percent.

 

1

 

Purchased new equipment that costs $12,000 and issued 1,000 shares of common stock (no-par stock) to the equipment seller.

 

3

Cash payment on accounts payable amounted to $6,000.

 

4

Sold land for $13,000 cash.

 

10

Collected $15,000 as payment for amounts previously billed.

 

13

One of the customers went bankrupt. B&G wrote off $2,000 account receivable.

 

15

Paid monthly salaries of $20,000 to employees

 

16

Issued 1,000 shares of preferred stock at $10 per share

 

17

Purchased 500 shares of ABC corporation's common stock at $15 (per share) and classify the securities as available-for-sales securities

 

20

Found that the company incorrectly overstated its November account receivable and sales revenue by $1,000 and made a journal entry to correct the error. 

 

29

Performed services for a customer for $30,000 cash

 

30

Made a $30,000 sale on account with the following terms: 2/15, n/30. B&G records credit sales using the net method

 

31

Dividends of $5,000 were declared and paid. $ 1,025 is paid to preferred stockholders and the rest is paid to the common stock holders.

 

31

ABC corporation declared $ 5 dividend per share (to common stock holders). It will be paid in 2016.

Additional information

1. Ignore tax effect.

2. Salaries expenses incurred but not paid prior to Dec. 31st totaled $10,500. 

3. The company received the bill for utility services (electricity) that the firm used during December in the amount of $6,000. The company will pay the bill in Jan. 2016.

4. $3,000 of supplies remained at the end of December.

5. The company use the "Allowance" method for possible accounts receivable write-offs in the future and estimated that 5% of the outstanding account receivable will not be collected.

6. The equipment purchased on Dec. 1stdepreciates $200 per month.

7. The common stock price of ABC Corporation on December 31st is still $ 15 per share.

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