Question

The ledger of Rios Company contains the following balances after adjustments: Retained Earnings $30,000; Dividends $2,000; Service Revenue $50,000; Salaries and Wages Expense $27,000; and Supplies Expense $7,000. Prepare the closing entries at December 31. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
Prepare the closing entries at December 31.

Answer 1

Answer:

Service Revenue 50,000 debit

    Income summary  50,000 credit

--to close revenues accounts--

Income summary        34,000 debit

  Salaries and Wages Expense 27,000 credit

  Supplies Expense                      7,000 credit

--to close expenses accounts--

Income summary        2,000 debit

  Dividends                          2,000 credit

--to close dividends account--

Income summary       14,000 debit

  Retained Earnings          14,000 credit

Explanation:

To close the temporary accounts which are, revenues, expenses and dividends we will use an auxiliary account called Income Summary

Then, once all are closed we transfer their balance into retained earnings:

  Income summary

DEBIT           CREDIT

                    50,000

34,000

 2,000                          

       Balance 14,000