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On April 2, the salaried employees of LaSalle Company receive their paychecks representing 8 workdays in March and 2 days in April for a total gross pay of $15,000. Other expenditures paid in April include advertising from March of $500 and property taxes for the first quarter of the year of $5,700. Property taxes for the second quarter are also expected to be $5,700. The company's vehicle was repaired on April 1 for an amount of $460 to be paid May 1. What are the expenses for April under the cash accounting method and what would they be under accrual basis accounting?
Answer---------$12,200 under cash accounting and $5,360 under accrual accounting
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Cash accounting | Accrual accounting | |
Salaries paid on april 2 | $ 15,000.00 | $ 3,000.00 |
Advertising expense | $ 500.00 | $ - |
Property taxes | $ 5,700.00 | $ 1,900.00 |
Repair expenses | $ - | $ 460.00 |
Total expenses | $ 21,200.00 | $ 5,360.00 |
Only one month's property taxes for april will be recorded in accrual accounting.
Salaries for 2 days will be recorded as expense in april in accrual accounting.
Since repair expense relates to april it will be recorded in april under accrual accounting.
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In case of cash accounting expense paid in april will be recorded in april.