Answer: The amount of bad debt expense the company would record would be $3,470.
Explanation: Bad debt expense is an estimate of accounts receivable that is deemed as uncollectible while allowance for doubtful accounts is a balance sheet allowance account that warehouses the total balance of accounts receivable that is deemed irrecoverable.
In this scenario, Simple Co. estimated, using the aging method, that the allowance for doubtful accounts is $3,800. However, it had a credit balance of $330 in the same account. The reinstate the allowance account to $3,800, $3,470 has to be adjusted for by debiting bad debt expense and crediting allowance for doubtful account.
Answer:
a) liabilities only
Explanation:
The journal entry to record the payroll tax expense is shown below:
Payroll tax expense A/c Dr
To Social security tax payable A/c
To Medicate tax payable A/c
To State Unemployment tax payable A/c
To Federal Unemployment tax payable A/c
(Being the payroll tax expense is recorded)
The payroll tax expense is shown on the debit side of the income statement whereas payroll tax payable is shown on the liabilities side of the balance sheet
Answer:
Dr Payroll Tax Expense: $2,321
Cr FICA- Social security taxes payable $1,054
Cr FICA- Medicare taxes payable $247
Cr SUTA-State unemployment taxes payable $918
Cr FUTA- Federal unemployment taxes payable $102
Explanation:
Preparation of the March 31 journal entry to record the March payroll taxes expense
March 31
Dr Payroll Tax Expense: $2,321
($1,054+$247+$918+$102)
Cr FICA- Social security taxes payable $1,054
[($1,700*10)*6.2%]
Cr FICA- Medicare taxes payable $247
[($1,700*10)*1.45%]
Cr SUTA-State unemployment taxes payable $918
[($1,700*10)*5.4%]
Cr FUTA- Federal unemployment taxes payable $102
[($1,700*10)*0.6%]
(To record payroll taxes expense)
Answer: The correct answer is "b. Ace has done nothing to change its CERCLA liability."
Explanation: CERCLA is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Responsibility Act and was designed to promote cleaning, maintenance and protection of the environment against hazardous waste.
Those responsible for releasing dangerous substances are identified to take care of their cleaning through the superfunds, therefore by creating the new corporation and transferring the assets: Ace has done nothing to change its CERCLA liability.
