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Prepare a post closing trial balance.
Post-closing trial balance
After passing all the journal entries and the closing entries of the permanent accounts and then further posting them to each of the respective accounts, a post-closing trial balance is prepared, consisting of a list of all the permanent funds. A post-closing trial balance serves as evidence to prove that the balance of the permanent accounts is equal.
Prepare a correct post-closing trial balance.
S Service Company | ||
Post-Closing Trial Balance | ||
On July 31, 2018 | ||
Account Title | Balance | |
Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |
Cash | 41,100 | |
Accounts Receivable | 317,400 | |
Supplies | 5,000 | |
Equipment | 162,750 | |
Accumulated Depreciation—Building | 73,300 | |
Accounts Payable | 82,500 | |
Salaries Payable | 5,500 | |
Unearned Rent | 12,000 | |
Common Stock | 65,000 | |
Retained earnings | 287,950 | |
Total | $526,250 | $526,250 |
Table (1)
According to the post-closing trial balance, the temporary accounts like revenues, expenses are closed. Then those accounts are transferred to a permanent fund to prepare the post-closing trial balance.
Following are the types of accounts are listed on the post-closing trial balance.
Answers can be found in the Explanation section.