Question

Identify which of the following opening adjusting entries should be used when setting up in QuickBooks an existing company with opening balances: Multiple Choice
Debit: Capital Stock, Credit: Opening Balance Equity

Debit: Opening Balance Equity, Credit: Capital Stock

Debit: Accounts Receivable, Credit: Capital Stock

Debit: Accounts Payable, Credit: Opening Balance Equity

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B. Debit: Opening Balance Equity, Credit: Capital Stock

Explanation:

When we are shifting our traditional record keeping work to QuickBooks, the opening entry are the increase in all the balance sheet accounts and this is adjusted against the opening balance equity account. So this means that Capital Stock must be increased which must be credited, Accounts receivables must be debited, cash, bank, etc are adjusted against the opening balance equity.

So the correct double entry would be:

Dr Opening Balance Equity   XX

Cr Capital Stock                              XX

So we can see that the capital stock is adjusted against opening balance equity whereas the option D is incorrect because accounts payables are increased which results in debit entry of opening balance equity.