Question

(L03) (Preparation of a Classified Balance Sheet, Periodic Inventory) Presented below is a list of accounts in alphabetical order.

Accounts Receivable-Inventory-Ending

Accumulated Depreciation—Buildings-Land

Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Land for Future Plant Site

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Loss from Flood

Advances to Employees- Noncontrolling Interest

Advertising Expense - Notes Payable (due next year)

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par— preferred stock

Bond Sinking Fund -Patents

Bonds Payable - Payroll Taxes Payable

Buildings - Pension Liability

Cash (in bank) - Petty Cash

Cash (on hand) - Preferred Stock

Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance -Premium on Bonds Payable

Commission Expense- Prepaid Rent

Common Stock- Purchase Returns and Allowances

Copyrights - Purchases

Debt Investments (trading)- Retained Earnings

Dividends Payable- Salaries and Wages Expense (sales)

Equipment - Salaries and Wages Payable

Freight-In Sales- Discounts

Gain on Disposal of Equipment- Sales Revenue

Interest Receivable - Treasury Stock (at cost)

Inventory—Beginning Unearned Subscriptions Revenue

Instructions Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form. (No monetary amounts are to be shown.)

Short answer

The company’s balance sheet reports only those accounts whose balances must be carried forward to next year.

Step-by-step solution

Definition of Off-Balance Sheet Items

The items that are not reported on the balance sheet of the company are known as off-balance sheet items. It includes items that are not directly owned by the business entity and liabilities towards which the business entity does not have a direct obligation.

Classified Balance sheet

Particular	Amount $	Amount $
Assets
Current assets:
Cash (in bank)
Cash (on hand)
Other cash accounts (petty cash)
Accounts receivables
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
Inventory at end
Prepaid rent
Interest receivable
Advance to employees
Cash surrender value of life insurance
Total current assets
Long term investment:
Debt investment
Property, plant, and equipment
Land
Building
Less: Accumulated depreciation – building
Equipment
Less: Accumulated depreciation – equipment
Intangible assets
Patent
Copyrights
Total assets
Liabilities and shareholder’s equity
Current liabilities:
Note payable
Salaries and wages payable
Dividend payable
Payroll tax payable
Unearned subscription payable
Total current liabilities
Non-Current liabilities
Land held for future use
Pension liability
Bond sinking fund
Bond payable
Add: premium on bond payable
Total non-current liabilities
Stockholder’s equity:
Preferred stock
Common stock
Additional paid-in preferred capital
Less: Treasury stock
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Non-controlling interest
Total stockholder’s equity