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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books
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Entering the Adjustments on the Worksheet is no different then what we have already done You enter the Debit & Credit to their respective accounts using the “Adjustments Column” of the worksheet.
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Accounts Acc. N o. Trial BalanceAdjustmentsIncome StatementBalance Sheet DRCRDRCRDRCRDRCR 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Net Income is recorded as a Debit on the Income Statement & a Credit on the Balance Sheet Accounts Acc. No. Trial BalanceAdjustments Income StatementBalance Sheet DRCRDRCRDRCRDRCR 1 1 2 2 3 3 Total 2020 2020 9700 12000 38460 36160 Notice how the “totals” don’t add up Net Income 2300 12000 12000 38460 38460
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Closing the Books Is the process of reducing Revenue & Expense accounts to a zero (0) balance. It serves 2 purposes 1.To prepare the Revenue & Expense accounts for the next period by reducing them to zero (0) 2.To update the Owner’s Equity account
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Updating the Owner’s Equity Account Current Owner’s Equity = Capital – Drawings + Revenue – Expenses Equity at start of Accounting period Net Income Change in Equity for Period
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Which Accounts are going to be closed? Cash Capital are known as Permanent Accounts Revenues, Expenses, and Drawings are known as Temporary Accounts
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books The Income Summary Account! This is only a “holding” account used to journalize the Closing Entries for Revenues & Expenses Revenue will have a Credit balance, therefore to close (make the account zero, we must debit this account) and Credit the Income Summary account
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Expenses will have a Debit balance, therefore to close, we must Credit this Account & Debit the Income Summary Account
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books It will Look like this Income Summary You will then close the Income Summary account into Capital Revenue BalanceExpense Balance
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Finally, Drawings will have a Debit balance, therefore you must Credit this account (to close it) and Debit Owner’s Equity
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Steps in Closing the Books (Page 240 of your textbook) Step 1 Close Revenue Accounts into the Income Summary Account Step 2 Close Expense Accounts into the Income Summary Account
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books Step 3 Close the Income Summary Account into Capital Step 4 Close the Drawings Account into Capital
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Unit #13 – Adjustments on the Worksheet and Closing the Books A Post-Closing Trial Balance Once you have closed all the temporary accounts (Revenue, Expenses, and Drawings) into Capital. You must preform a Post-Closing Trial Balance to make sure that all your Debits = your Credits
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