Question

On March 1, 2020, the Teal Company received a $45,000 payment for annual magazine subscriptions (the subscriptions run from the March, 2020 edition through the February 2021 edition). Upon receipt of the payment, Teal Company credited the amount to sales revenue. Provide any entries necessary to correctly state sales revenue on the 2020 income statement. Show your computation.

Answer 1

Answer:

The company has incorrectly credited the sales revenue account at the time of the receipt of payment. So, the  journal entry to record the transaction is as follows:

Date               Particulars                            Debit          Credit

March 1, 20    Sales Revenue A/c           $45,000

                             To Unearned Sales Revenue A/c   $45,000

                       (To record Unearned sales revenue)