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Accounting Practices 501
Chapter 8
Balance Day Adjustments
(Accrued expenses & Prepaid expenses)
Cathy Saenger, Senior Lecturer, Eastern Institute of Technology © Pearson 2011
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Accrued Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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DrWages 80,000
Additional informationWages still owing at balance date $10,000
These are expenses which have already been incurred, but have not yet been paid for or recorded
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March Cr
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Accrued Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
3
DrWages 80,000
Additional informationWages still owing at balance date $10,000
These are expenses which have already been incurred, but have not yet been paid for or recorded
Cr
At balance date (31 March), we have to adjust the Wages expense (add the outstanding wages of $10,000 to get the total wages for the year)
(+10,000)
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Accrued Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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DrWages 90,000
Additional informationWages still owing at balance date $10,000
These are expenses which have already been incurred, but have not yet been paid for or recorded
Cr
At balance date (31 March), we have to adjust the Wages expense (add the outstanding wages of $10,000 to get the total wages for the year)
(+10,000)
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Accrued Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
5
DrWages 90,000
Additional informationWages still owing at balance date $10,000
These are expenses which have already been incurred, but have not yet been paid for or recorded
Cr(+10,000)
The $10,000 is still in our Bank as we have not yet paid it, but does not belong to us as we owe it to the employees. It is therefore a liability to our business
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Accrued Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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DrWages 90,000
Additional informationWages still owing at balance date $10,000
These are expenses which have already been incurred, but have not yet been paid for or recorded
Cr(+10,000)
We now create a Current Liability called Accrued ExpensesLet’s do the General Journal
entry
(+10,000)
Accrued Expenses 10,000
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Accrued Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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DrWages 90,000
These are expenses which have already been incurred, but have not yet been paid for or recorded
Cr(+10,000)
(+10,000)
Accrued Expenses 10,000
General JournalDate
Account Titles
Ref no Debit Credit31/3 Wages expense 10,000
Accrued expenses (Wages) 10,000
Being entry required to accrue wages
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Let’s look at the financial statements
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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The Wages expense will be classified as an Admin Expense in the Income Statement
The Accrued expense will be classified as a Current Liability in the Balance Sheet
We will only be preparing an extract from each statement showing only the relevant items
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Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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Extract from the Income Statement for the year ended ……..
……….
Less ExpensesAdmin Expenses
Wages expense $90,000
Extract from the Balance Sheet as at …
……….
Current LiabilitiesAccrued expenses $10,00
0
(80,000 + 10,000)
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Prepaid Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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These are expenses that have already been paid, but relate to the following period
DrRent 48,000
Additional informationHalf of the Rent amount is for the following year’s rent
Cr
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Prepaid Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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These are expenses that have already been paid, but relate to the following period
DrRent 48,000
Additional informationHalf of the Rent amount is for the following year’s rent
Cr
At balance date (31 March), we have to adjust the Rent expense (take out next year’s rent of $24,000)
(-24,000 )
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Prepaid Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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These are expenses that have already been paid, but relate to the following period
DrRent 24,000
Additional informationHalf of the Rent amount is for the following year’s rent
Cr(-24,000 )
Although we have already paid the $24,000, it was not yet due. If we had not paid it, it would have been in the Bank, which is a Current Asset.
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Prepaid Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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These are expenses that have already been paid, but relate to the following period
DrRent 24,000
Additional informationHalf of the Rent amount is for the following year’s rent
Cr(-24,000 )
We now create a Current Asset called Prepaid ExpensesLet’s do the General Journal
entry
(+24,000)Prepaid Expenses 24,000
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Prepaid Expenses
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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These are expenses that have already been paid, but relate to the following period
DrRent 24,000
Cr(-24,000 )
(+24,000)Prepaid Expenses 24,000
General JournalDate
Account Titles
Ref no Debit Credit31/3 Prepaid expenses (Rent) 24,000
Rent expense 24,000
Being entry to record prepayment of Rent
Extract from Trial Balance as at 31 March
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Let’s look at the financial statements
Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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The Rent Expense will be classified as an Admin Expense in the Income Statement
The Prepaid Expense will be classified as a Current Asset in the Balance Sheet
We will only be preparing an extract from each statement showing only the relevant items
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Ch8B - Accrued & Prepaid expenses
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Extract from the Income Statement for the year ended ……..
……….
Less ExpensesAdmin Expenses
Rent Expense $24,000
Extract from the Balance Sheet as at …
……….
Current AssetsPrepaid Expenses $24,00
0
(48,000 – 24,000)