Question

A roofing company collects fees when jobs are complete. The work for one customer, whose job was bid at $3,900, has been completed as of December 31, but the customer has not yet been billed. Assuming adjustments are only made at year-end, what is the adjusting entry the company would need to make on December 31, the calendar year-end?

Answer 1

Answer:

Debit Accounts Receivable, $3,900;

Credit Roofing Fees Revenue, $3,900

Explanation:

Here, no cash transaction was involved. Since the job has been completed but  the customer has not been billed yet, this simply means it has to be debited with accounts receivable, which is recognised as current asset and recognised as revenue for the period, hence needs to be credited.

This means that accounts receivable has to be debited with the amount of $3,900 while roofing fees revenue has to be credited with the amount of $3,900

Considering the above, the adjusting entry the company would need to make on December 31, the calendar year-end would be:

Debit Accounts Receivable, $3,900;

Credit Roofing Fees Revenue, $3.900