Question

In performing accounting services for small businesses, you encounter the following situations pertaining to cash sales. 1 Blossom Company enters sales and sales taxes separately on its cash register. On April 10, the register totals are sales $22,500 and sales taxes $1,125. 2. Oriole Company does not segregate sales and sales taxes. Its register total for April 15 is $14,310, which includes a 6% sales tax.
Prepare the entry to record the sales transactions and related taxes for Blossom Company. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

a. Cash Dr, $23,625

          To Sales Revenue $22,500

          To Sales Tax payable $1,125

(Being cash is recorded)

Here we debited the cash as it increased the assets and we credited the sales revenue and sales tax payable as  it increased the revenue and liabilities

b. Cash Dr, $14,310

           To Sales Revenue $13,500

           To Sales Tax payable $810 ($14,310 ÷ 106 × 6)

(Being cash is recorded)

Here we debited the cash as it increased the assets and we credited the sales revenue and sales tax payable as  it increased the revenue and liabilities