Question

Tara Westmont, the stockholder of Tiptoe Shoes, Inc., had annual revenues of $185,000, expenses of $103,700, The company paid $18,000 cash in dividends to the owner (sole stockholder). The retained earnings account before closing had a balance of $297,000. The entry to close the Income Summary account at the end of the year, after revenue and expense accounts have been closed, is:

Answer 1

Answer:

The entry to close the Income Summary account at the end of the year, after revenue and expense accounts have been closed is:

Debit Income Summary Account $63,300

Credit Retained Earnings $63,300

To close the income summary account.

Explanation:

a) Closing entries are made to close the temporary (Income Summary) accounts so that only the permanent (balance sheet) accounts remain.  Temporary accounts are period accounts whose balances are taken to the income summary account.  They are not carried over to the next accounting period, except the net financial performance result, known as the net income, which adjusts the Retained Earnings.