In: Accounting
Which of the following accounts should be closed to the capital account at the end of the year?
Equipment |
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Service Revenue |
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Prepaid Insurance |
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Unearned Rentx |
Service Revenue
The purpose of closing entries is to prepare the temporary accounts for the next accounting period. In other words, the income and expense accounts are "restarted".
After preparing the closing entries above, Service Revenue will now be zero. The expense accounts and withdrawal accounts will now also be zero. The balances of these accounts have been absorbed by the capital account