Chapter 4: Q5RQ (page 216)
Why are financial statements prepared in a specific order? What is that order?
The balances of financial statement in sequence is transferred to another statement, which makes it mandatory. The sequence is income statement, statement of retained earnings and balance sheet.
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The steps of the accounting cycle are presented below. Identify the correct order of the steps.
a. Journalize and post the closing entries.
b. Start with the beginning account balances.
c. Prepare the financial statements.
d. Compute the unadjusted balance in each account, and prepare the unadjusted trial balance.
e. Journalize and post adjusting entries.
f. Enter the unadjusted trial balance on the worksheet, and complete the worksheet (optional).
g. Prepare the adjusted trial balance.
h. Analyze and journalize transactions as they occur.
i. Post journal entries to the accounts.
j. Prepare the post-closing trial balance.
Winters Landscape Services accrued \(4,000 of Salaries Expense at December 31. Winters paid the next payroll at January 10 of
\)6,000. This payment included the accrued amount at December 31, plus $2,000 for the first few days of January.
24A. Record the reversing entry.
The adjusted trial balance of Bradley Irrigation System at December 31, 2018, follows: BRADLEY IRRIGATION SYSTEM Adjusted Trial Balance December 31, 2018 Account Title Office Supplies Cash Debit Credit Accounts Receivable Prepaid Insurance Building Accumulated Depreciation—Building Equipment Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Salaries Payable Unearned Revenue Notes Payable (long-term) Common Stock Dividends Retained Earnings Service Revenue Insurance Expense Salaries Expense Supplies Expense Balance \( 12,000 \) 202,100 \( 202,100 21,000 \) 25,300 57,300 40,700 3,500 2,000 1,800 13,000 51,000 28,300 4,700 6,800 21,000 3,200 56,000 32,000 1,200 16,200 1,400 2,000 1,200 2,600 Interest Expense Depreciation Expense—Building Depreciation Expense—Equipment Total Requirements 1. Prepare the company’s income statement for the year ended December 31, 2018. 2. Prepare the company’s statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018. 3. Prepare the company’s classified balance sheet in report form at December 31, 2018. 4. Journalize the closing entries for Bradley Irrigation System. 5. Compute the company’s current ratio at December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2017, the current ratio was 1.7. Did the company’s ability to pay current debts improve or deteriorate, or did it remain the same?
For each account listed, identify whether the account would appear on the post-closing trial balance. Indicate either yes or no.
18. Cash
What are reversing entries? Are they required by GAAP?
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