Question

In performing accounting services for small businesses, you encounter the following situations pertaining to cash sales. 1. Ivanhoe Company enters sales and sales taxes separately on its cash register. On April 10, the register totals are sales $29,500 and sales taxes $1,475. 2. Pharoah Company does not segregate sales and sales taxes. Its register total for April 15 is $18,530, which includes a 9% sales tax.

Answer 1

Answer:

Requirement: Prepare the entry to record the sales transactions and related taxes.

1.   Date      Account Titles and Explanation     Debit     Credit

   Apr. 10   Cash                                                 $30,975

                        Sales Revenue                                          $29,500

                        Sales Tax Payable                                     $1,475

                 (To record Cash sales along with sales tax)

2. Date      Account Titles and Explanation    Debit     Credit

   Apr. 15   Cash                                                 $18,530

                        Sales Revenue                                          $17,000

                        Sales Tax Payable                                     $1,530

                  (To record Cash sales along with sales tax)

Workings

- Total Sales along with sales tax = $18,530, Sales Tax Rate = 9%. Sales Tax Amount = 18530*(0.09/1.09) = $1,530

- Sales Without Sales Tax = $18,530 - $1,530 = $17,000