For Each of the Following Two Separate Situations, Present Both

question 48

Essay

For each of the following two separate situations, present both the April 30 adjusting entry and the subsequent entry during May to record the payment of the accrued expenses or receipt of the accrued revenue. Assume the company does not prepare reversing entries.
a. Nicolas Company has 5 employees, who earn a total of $2,900 in salaries each working day. They are paid on Monday for the five-day workweek ending on the previous Friday. Assume that fiscal year ended April 30, is a Thursday and all employees worked each day and will be paid salaries for five full days on the following Monday.
b. Services of $3,000 have been performed for Clevenger Company through April 30. The client will pay the entire amount of the contract when services are completed on May 23.
c. Paid the employees' salaries on May 4.
d. Received payment from Clevenger Company for services that are now completed on May 23.

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Definitions:

Unearned Rent

Income received for rent that has yet to be earned, typically because the service period has not yet been completed; it is recorded as a liability.

Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made in an accounting period's end to allocate revenues and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Rent Receivable

An account in the balance sheet that represents the amount of rental payments owed to a property owner but not yet received.

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made in the accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate period.