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On April 23, 2016 Artimis Co. paid its annual property tax bill. Artimis Co. fiscal year...

On April 23, 2016 Artimis Co. paid its annual property tax bill. Artimis Co. fiscal year is also the calendar year. The annual bill is $840,000.

How much property tax expense should be reported in Artimis Co.'s income statement for the quarter ending March 31, 2016.

Prepare the journal entry to record Artimis Inc.'s property tax expense for the first quarter ending March 31, 2016.

Prepare the journal entry for April 23, 2016 for the payment of property taxes and proper recording of property tax expenses for the quarter ending June 30th or any prepaid property taxes as of the endof April 2016 .

Prepare the journal entry for quarter ending September 30, 2016 for the recording of property taxes expenses for the quarter.

Prepare the journal entry for quarter ending December 31, 2016 for the recording of property taxes expenses for the quarter.

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Property tax expense for month of march 31 2016 is $210000 ($840000/4)

                                                                 

                                                                      Journal

DATE

PARTICULAR

DEBIT

CREDIT

Property Taxes

               Property Taxes Payable

(To accrue property tax expense for quarter ending march)

210000

210000

April 23,2016

Property Taxes Payable

Prepaid Property Taxes

                            Bank

( Property taxes Paid)

210000

630000

840000

Property Taxes

                    Prepaid property taxes

(To record prepaid property expense for the quarter ending June)

210000

210000

Property Taxes

                    Prepaid property taxes

(To record prepaid property expense for the quarter ending September)

210000

210000

Property Taxes

                    Prepaid property taxes

(To record prepaid property expense for the quarter ending December)

210000

210000

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