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ADJUSTMENTS AND THE TEN-COLUMN WORKSHEET Chapter 18
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Completing End of Period Work Stockholders’ Equity is to Corporation as Owner’s Equity is to Sole Proprietorship Ledger balances are not enough to indicate performance We need to know Net Income and Value of Stockholders’ Equity
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The Ten-Column Worksheet Semester 1 Worksheet had 6 columns See page 205 vs. 532-533 What is new?
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Trial Balance Section Same as before List all the accounts and their balances Including accounts with zero balance
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Calculating Adjustments Not all changes in accounts result from daily transactions Ex: Supplies usage (I don’t credit supplies every time I use the stapler) Ex: Prepaid insurance These accounts are brought up to date at the end of the period We make adjustments to those balances No source Documents Adjustment – An amount added or subtracted from a balance to bring that balance up to date
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Calculating Adjustments Adjustments are made to transfer the costs of assets (permanent) to the appropriate expense (temporary) accounts Accountants say these assets are “expensed” Matching principle: Expenses are matched with revenue in the period they occurred What accounts are adjusted? Any account whose balance is not up to date Merchandise Inventory, Supplies, Insurance, Taxes
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Adjusting Merchandise Inventory Beginning Inventory – Merchandise on hand at the beginning of a period Ending Inventory – Merchandise on hand at the end of a period Physical Inventory – An actual count of all merchandise on hand ADJUST the Merchandise Inventory account so it matches physical inventory.
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Adjusting Merchandise Inventory Merchandise Inventory is an Asset Increased on Debit Side, Decreased on Credit Side If Merchandise Inventory has increased Merchandise Inventory (Debit) Income Summary (Credit) If Merchandise Inventory has decreased Income Summary (Debit) Merchandise Inventory (Credit)
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Adjusting Merchandise Inventory Problem 18-1
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Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance and Federal Corporate Income Tax Supplies Supplies Expense Prepaid Expense – An expense paid in advance Ex: Prepaid Insurance Prepaid Insurance Insurance Expense Fed. Corp. Income Tax Pay FCIT Expense
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Adjusting Federal Corporate Income Tax On Your Mark is a corporation Pays Income Taxes Can pay quarterly (must estimate) Quarterly estimates do not always match with end of year Problem 18-2
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Extending and Completing the Worksheet Adjusted Trial Balance All but 8 accounts will be identical to the first Trial Bal. Balance Sheet and Income Statement Permanent and Temporary Complete the worksheet Just like old times Determine Net Income Accounting Rules!
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Journalizing and Posting Adjusting Entries Adjusting Entries – The journal entries that update the general ledger accounts at the end of a period Write Adjusting Entries in General Journal Enter the four Adjusting Entry transactions Then Post The new ledger balances should match the Adjusted Trial Balances 18-3
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Workbook 1,2,3,5,7,8,9 7 and 8 in Excel
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