In: Accounting
On May 1, Year 1, Love Corporation declared a $61,500 cash
dividend to be paid on May 31 to shareholders of record on May
15.
Required
a. Record the events occurring on May 1, May 15,
and May 31 in a horizontal statements model. In the Cash Flow
column, indicate whether the item is an operating activity (OA),
investing activity (IA), or financing activity (FA). Use NA to
indicate that an element was not affected by the event.
b. Prepare journal entries for all events
associated with the dividend.
LOVE Corporation |
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Horizontal Statement Model |
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Balance sheet |
Income Statement |
Statement of cash flows |
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Date |
Assets |
= |
Liabilities |
+ |
Common Stock |
+ |
Retained Earnings |
Revenue |
- |
Expense |
= |
Net Income |
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May 1 |
NA |
61,500 |
NA |
(61,500) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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May 15 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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May 31 |
(61,500) |
(61,500) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
(61,500) |
Financing activity |
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b)
Date |
Account title and explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
May 1st |
Retained earnings |
$ 61,500 |
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Dividend payable |
$ 61,500 |
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(Entry to record declaration of dividend) |
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May 15th |
No entry |
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May 31st |
Dividend payable |
$ 61,500 |
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Cash |
$ 61,500 |
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(Entry to record payment of dividend declared) |
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