1. Unit 4 The Accounting Cycle for a Merchandising Corporation
Chapter 14 Accounting for Sales and Cash Receipts
Chapter 15 Accounting for Purchases and Cash Payments
Chapter 16 Special Journals: Sales and Cash Receipts
Chapter 17 Special Journals: Purchases and Cash Payments
Chapter 18 Adjustments and the Ten-Column Work Sheet
Chapter 19 Financial Statements for a Corporation
Chapter 20 Completing the Accounting Cycle for a Merchandising Corporation
Chapter 21 Accounting for Publicly Held Corporations
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2. Chapter 18 Adjustments and the Ten-Column Work Sheet
What You’ll Learn
Describe the parts of a ten-column work sheet.
Generate trial balances and end-of-period adjustments.
Determine which general ledger accounts to adjust.
Calculate the adjustments.
Prepare a ten-column work sheet.
Journalize the adjustments.
Define the accounting terms introduced in this chapter.
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3. Chapter 18, Section 1 Identifying Accounts to Be Adjusted and Adjusting Merchandise Inventory
What Do You Think?
Why is it important to have up-to-date balances at period end?
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SECTION 18.1
Main Idea
Adjustments transfer the cost of “used up” assets to expense accounts. Adjustments for changes in merchandise inventory are made directly to the Income Summary account.
You Will Learn
the purpose of the ten-column work sheet.
how to use the ten-column work sheet for adjustments.
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SECTION 18.1
Key Terms
adjustment
beginning inventory
ending inventory
physical inventory
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SECTION 18.1
Completing End-of-Period Work
In addition to account totals, managers, stockholders, and creditors need to know net income and the value of stockholders’ equity to make sound business decisions.
In this chapter, you will learn how to prepare a ten-column work sheet for a merchandising business.
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SECTION 18.1
The Ten-Column Work Sheet
The ten-column work sheet is prepared in the same way as the six-column work sheet, but the ten-column work sheet has five amount sections:
Trial Balance
Adjustments
Adjusted Trial Balance
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
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SECTION 18.1
Completing the Trial Balance Section
A trial balance is used to prove the general ledger. Follow these steps to prepare the trial balance:
Enter the account name and number for each account in the Account Name and Number columns.
Enter the balance in the Debit or Credit column.
Rule the Debit and Credit columns.
If the Debit and Credit columns are proven, draw a double-rule line across both columns.
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9. The Trial Balance section of the Work Sheet
Completing the Trial Balance Section
SECTION 18.1
The Trial Balance section of the Work Sheet
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SECTION 18.1
Calculating Adjustments
Some changes in account balances result from internal business operations or the passage of time. Examples are Supplies and Prepaid Insurance.
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Permanent Accounts and Temporary Accounts
A change in an account balance caused by the internal operations or the passage of time is recorded through an adjustment. At the end of the period, adjustments are made to transfer the costs of assets consumed from asset accounts to the appropriate expense accounts.
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12. Identifying Accounts to Be Adjusted and Adjusting Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Determining the Adjustments Needed
If a balance is not up to date as of the last day of the fiscal period, it must be adjusted.
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13. Identifying Accounts to Be Adjusted and Adjusting Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Adjusting the Merchandise Inventory Account
Beginning inventory is the merchandise a business has on hand at the beginning of a period. Ending inventory is the merchandise on hand at the end of a period. The asset account Merchandise Inventory’s balance changes only when a physical inventory, an actual count of all merchandise on hand and available for sale, is taken.
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14. Identifying Accounts to Be Adjusted and Adjusting Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Calculating the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory
When calculating the adjustment for Merchandise Inventory, you need to know
the account’s balance, and
the physical inventory amount.
Purchases and sales during the period will decrease the account balance. The reduction in inventory is recorded as an adjustment in the accounting records.
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15. Calculating the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Calculating the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory
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16. Calculating the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Calculating the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory
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17. Calculating the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Calculating the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory
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18. Identifying Accounts to Be Adjusted and Adjusting Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Entering the Adjustment for Merchandise Inventory on the Work Sheet
Adjustments are entered in the Adjustments columns of the work sheet. To do this, follow these steps:
In the Adjustments Debit column, enter the debit amount of the adjustment on the Income Summary line.
In the Adjustments Credit column, enter the credit amount of the adjustment on the Merchandise Inventory line.
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19. Identifying Accounts to Be Adjusted and Adjusting Merchandise Inventory
SECTION 18.1
Key Terms Review
adjustment
An amount that is added to or subtracted from an account balance to bring that balance up to date.
beginning inventory
The merchandise a business has on hand at the beginning of a period.
ending inventory
The merchandise a business has on hand at the end of a period.
physical inventory
An actual count of all merchandise on hand and available for sale.
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20. Chapter 18, Section 2 Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
What Do You Think?
Why are some accounts not up to date?
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21. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
Main Idea
Adjustments show the dollar amount of assets consumed during the period. They also recognize the corporation’s income tax expense.
You Will Learn
how and why the Supplies account is adjusted.
how and why the Prepaid Insurance account is adjusted.
how and why the Federal Corporate Income Tax Expense account is adjusted.
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22. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
Key Term
prepaid expense
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23. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
Adjusting the Supplies Account
As supplies are used, they become expenses of the business. A physical inventory is taken at the end of the period to make an adjustment to the Supplies account.
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24. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
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25. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
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26. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
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27. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
Adjusting the Prepaid Insurance Account
A prepaid expense is an expense paid in advance. Insurance premiums are a prepaid expense. An adjustment records the expired portion as a business expense.
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28. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
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29. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
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30. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
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31. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
Adjusting the Federal Corporate Income Tax Accounts
Corporations pay federal corporate income taxes on its net income. A corporation estimates its federal corporate income taxes for the coming year and pays that amount to the government in quarterly installments.
When the exact tax amount is determined, the company may find it is required to pay additional taxes or it may qualify for a tax refund.
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32. Adjusting Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, and Federal Corporate Income Tax
SECTION 18.2
Key Term Review
prepaid expense
An expense paid in advance.
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33. Chapter 18, Section 3 Completing the Work Sheet and Journalizing and Posting the Adjusting Entries
What Do You Think?
How do adjustments affect net income?
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34. Completing the Work Sheet and Journalizing and Posting the Adjusting Entries
SECTION 18.3
Main Idea
Adjustments affect the amount of net income (or net loss).
You Will Learn
how to complete the ten-column work sheet.
how to journalize and post the adjusting entries.
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SECTION 18.3
Key Term
adjusting entries
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SECTION 18.3
Extending Work Sheet Balances
The amounts for each account must be extended to or carried over to the Adjusted Trial Balance, the Income Statement, and the Balance Sheet sections.
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37. Completing the Work Sheet and Journalizing and Posting the Adjusting Entries
SECTION 18.3
Completing the Adjusted Trial Balance Section
The balance of each Trial Balance account is combined with the adjustments in the Adjustments section. The new balance is entered in the appropriate Adjusted Trial Balance column.
If there is no adjustment, the balance is transferred to the same column in the Adjusted Trial Balance section.
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38. Completing the Adjusted Trial Balance Section
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39. Completing the Work Sheet and Journalizing and Posting the Adjusting Entries
SECTION 18.3
Extending Amounts to the Balance Sheet and Income Statement Sections
Each account in the Adjusted Trial Balance section is extended to one of the following sections:
the Income Statement section, containing temporary account balances
the Balance Sheet section, containing permanent account balances
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SECTION 18.3
Completing the Work Sheet
A single rule is drawn across the four columns in the Balance Sheet and Income Statement sections. The columns are totaled. Net income or net loss is recorded on the work sheet. The sections are proven if the two Income Statement sections are equal and the two Balance Sheet sections are equal.
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SECTION 18.3
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SECTION 18.3
Journalizing and Posting Adjusting Entries
Adjusting entries update the general ledger accounts at the end of a period. These entries come from the Adjustments section of the work sheet.
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43. Completing the Work Sheet and Journalizing and Posting the Adjusting Entries
SECTION 18.3
Journalizing Adjustments
The following entries are recorded in the Adjustments columns:
adjusting merchandise inventory
adjusting supplies
adjusting insurance
adjusting income tax
The debit part of the entry is recorded first. The date for adjusting entries is the last day of the period.
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44. Completing the Work Sheet and Journalizing and Posting the Adjusting Entries
SECTION 18.3
Posting Adjusting Entries to the General Ledger
Adjusting entries are recorded in the general journal and then posted to the general ledger accounts. This will cause the general ledger account balances to agree with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet sections.
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45. Posting Adjusting Entries to the General Ledger
SECTION 18.3
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46. Posting Adjusting Entries to the General Ledger
SECTION 18.3
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47. Posting Adjusting Entries to the General Ledger
SECTION 18.3
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SECTION 18.3
Key Term Review
adjusting entries
Journal entries that update the general ledger accounts at the end of a period.
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49. Chapter 18 Review Question 1
After taking a physical inventory, you determined that the business has $132,755 of inventory on hand. The general ledger shows the Merchandise Inventory account with a balance of $139,400. What steps are needed to record the adjusting entry?
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50. Chapter 18 Review
CHAPTER 18
Answer 1
Step 1: The accounts Merchandise Inventory and Income Summary are affected.
Step 2: Merchandise Inventory is an asset account. Income Summary is a stockholder’s equity account.
Step 3: Merchandise Inventory is decreased by $6,645 ($139,400 - $132,755). This amount is transferred to Income Summary.
Step 4: To transfer the decrease in Merchandise Inventory, debit Income Summary for $6,645
Step 5: Decreases in asset accounts are recorded as credits. Credit Merchandise Inventory for $6,645.
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51. Chapter 18 Review Question 2
Given the following information, determine what adjustments need to be made to the accounts. Indicate the amounts of the adjustments.
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52. Chapter 18 Review
CHAPTER 18
Answer 2
The adjustments that need to be made are shown below:
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53. Chapter 18 Review Question 3
Explain the matching principle and why it is important to accounting.
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54. Chapter 18 Review
CHAPTER 18
Answer 3
The matching principle requires recording revenues in the period they are earned and recording expenses that were incurred to make those revenues in the same period. This may not be when expenses or revenues are paid or collected. By matching expenses and revenues, the matching principle provides an accurate measure of net income. For example, if you pay for (prepay) six months of insurance on one date, that expense is spread over the six months in which the policy is in effect. The cost of each month’s portion of the policy’s premium must be expensed in that month (1/6 of the total cost) so that records accurately reflect expenses. Having this information allows comparisons to be made for similar periods.
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