Question

The corporation performs adjusting entries monthly. Closing entries are performed annually on December 31. During December, the corporation entered into the following transactions.

Dec.	1		Issued to John and Patty Driver 27,000 shares of capital stock in exchange for a total of $270,000 cash.
Dec.	1		Purchased for $201,600 all of the equipment formerly owned by Rent-It. Paid $138,000 cash and issued a 1-year note payable for $63,600. The note, plus all 12 months of accrued interest, are due November 30, Year 2.
Dec.	1		Paid $9,300 to Shapiro Realty as three months’ advance rent on the rental yard and office formerly occupied by Rent-It.
Dec.	4		Purchased office supplies on account from Modern Office Co., $1,200. Payment due in 30 days. (These supplies are expected to last for several months; debit the Office Supplies asset account.)
Dec.	8		Received $8,500 cash as advance payment on equipment rental from McNamer Construction Company. (Credit Unearned Rental Fees.)
Dec.	12		Paid salaries for the first two weeks in December, $4,900.
Dec.	15		Excluding the McNamer advance, equipment rental fees earned during the first 15 days of December amounted to $18,600, of which $12,100 was received in cash.
Dec.	17		Purchased on account from Earth Movers, Inc., $600 in parts needed to repair a rental tractor. (Debit an expense account.) Payment is due in 10 days.
Dec.	23		Collected $2,200 of the accounts receivable recorded on December 15.
Dec.	26		Rented a backhoe to Mission Landscaping at a price of $250 per day, to be paid when the backhoe is returned. Mission Landscaping expects to keep the backhoe for about two or three weeks.
Dec.	26		Paid biweekly salaries, $4,900.
Dec.	27		Paid the account payable to Earth Movers, Inc., $600.
Dec.	28		Declared a dividend of 10 cents per share, payable on January 15, Year 2.
Dec.	29		Susquehanna Equipment Rentals was named, along with Mission Landscaping and Collier Construction, as a co-defendant in a $24,000 lawsuit filed on behalf of Kevin Davenport. Mission Landscaping had left the rented backhoe in a fenced construction site owned by Collier Construction. After working hours on December 26, Davenport had climbed the fence to play on parked construction equipment. While playing on the backhoe, he fell and broke his arm. The extent of the company’s legal and financial responsibility for this accident, if any, cannot be determined at this time. (Note: This event does not require a journal entry at this time, but may require disclosure in notes accompanying the statements.)
Dec.	29		Purchased a 12-month public liability insurance policy for $9,120. This policy protects the company against liability for injuries and property damage caused by its equipment. However, the policy goes into effect on January 1, Year 2, and affords no coverage for the injuries sustained by Kevin Davenport on December 26.
Dec.	31		Received a bill from Universal Utilities for the month of December, $680. Payment is due in 30 days.
Dec.	31		Equipment rental fees earned during the second half of December amounted to $20,600, of which $15,900 was received in cash.

Data for Adjusting Entries

The advance payment of rent on December 1 covered a period of three months.

The annual interest rate on the note payable to Rent-It is 6 percent.

The rental equipment is being depreciated by the straight-line method over a period of eight years.

Office supplies on hand at December 31 are estimated at $620.

During December, the company earned $4,600 of the rental fees paid in advance by McNamer Construction Company on December 8.

As of December 31, six days’ rent on the backhoe rented to Mission Landscaping on December 26 has been earned.

Salaries earned by employees since the last payroll date (December 26) amounted to $1,900 at month-end.

It is estimated that the company is subject to a combined federal and state income tax rate of 40 percent of income before income taxes (total revenue minus all expenses other than income taxes). These taxes will be payable in Year 2.

1. Record the rent expense for December.

2. Record the interest on note payable to Rent-It.

3. Record the depreciation for December.

4. Record the office supplies used during the month.

5. Record the portion of advance payment by McNamer Construction Co.

6. Record the fees earned from Mission Landscaping on backhoe rental

7. Record the accrued salaries payable at month-end.

8. Record the income taxes for December.

Debit and Credit all 8 problems individually

Answer 1

Joural entries
S.no.	Accounts title and explanations				Debit $	Credit $
1	Rennt expense Dr.				3100
	Prepiad rent					3100
2	Interest expenses Dr.				318
	Interest payable (63600*6%*1/12)					318
3	Depreciation Dr.		(201600/8*1/12)		2100
	Accumulated depreciation					2100
4	Office supplies expenses Dr.				580
	Office supplies assets account					580
5	Unearned rental revenue Dr.				4600
	Rental revenue					4600
6	Accounts receivable Dr.				1500
	Rental revenue (250*6)					1500
7	Salaries and wages expense Dr.				1900
	Salaries and wages payable					1900
8	Income tax expenses Dr.				10489
	Income tax payable					10489
	(4600+1500-4900+18600-600-4900-680+20600-3100-318-2100-580-1900)*40%