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Okay, I have a case study I need to complete by the end of this week but I am stuck. Plus, I need to make sure that I am doing this correctly. It is a layered challenge. I will have to send the study in pieces because I could not attach the actual document.
Requirement #1:
During its first month of operation, the Quick Tax Corporation,
which specializes in tax preparation,
completed the following transactions.
July 1 Began business by making a deposit in a company
bank account of $60,000, in exchange
for 6,000 shares of $10 par value common
stock.
July 3 Paid the current month's rent,
$3,500
July 5 Paid the premium on a 1-year insurance policy,
$4,200
July 7 Purchased supplies on account from Little
Company, $1,000.
July 10 Paid employee salaries, $3,500
July 14 Purchased equipment from Lake Company, $10,000.
Paid $2,500 down and the balance was
placed on account. Payments will be $500.00 per month
until the equipment is paid. The first payment is due
8/1.
Note: Use accounts payable for the balance
due.
July 15 Received cash for preparing tax returns for the
first half of July, $8,000
July 19 Made payment on account to Lake Company,
$500.
July 31 Received cash for preparing tax returns for the
last half of July, $9,000
July 31 Declared and paid cash dividends of
$600.
Prepare journal
entries to record the July transactions in the General Journal
below.
Use the following account
names for journal entries.
General
Journal
Chart of Accounts: Account
Title (Normal Balance)
Date Description(Account Name)
Debit
Credit
Date | Description (Account name) | Debit | Credit | ||||||
July 1. | Cash | 60000 | |||||||
Common stock | 60000 | ||||||||
(Common stock issued for cash) | |||||||||
July 3. | Rent expense | 3500 | |||||||
Cash | 3500 | ||||||||
(Rent paid) | |||||||||
July 5. | Prepaid insurance | 4200 | |||||||
Cash | 4200 | ||||||||
(Premium on 1 year insurance policy paid) | |||||||||
July 7. | Supplies | 1000 | |||||||
Accounts payable | 1000 | ||||||||
(Purchased supplies on account) | |||||||||
July 10. | Salaries expense | 3500 | |||||||
Cash | 3500 | ||||||||
(Salaries paid) | |||||||||
July 14. | Equipment | 10000 | |||||||
Cash | 2500 | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 7500 | ||||||||
(Equipment purchased) | |||||||||
July 15. | Cash | 8000 | |||||||
Service revenue | 8000 | ||||||||
(Received cash for preparing tax returns) | |||||||||
July 19. | Accounts payable | 500 | |||||||
Cash | 500 | ||||||||
(Payment made on account) | |||||||||
July 31. | Cash | 9000 | |||||||
Service revenue | 9000 | ||||||||
(Received cash for preparing tax returns) | |||||||||
July 31. | Dividends | 600 | |||||||
Cash | 600 | ||||||||
(Dividend paid) | |||||||||