Kelly Pitney began her consulting business, Kelly Consulting, on April 1, 2018. The accounting cycle...

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Kelly Pitney began her consulting business, Kelly Consulting, on April 1, 2018. The accounting cycle for Kelly Consulting for April, including financial statements, was illustrated in this chapter. During May, Kelly Consulting entered into transactions. In Part 1 of this problem, the accounting cycle was completed up through the preparation of the adjusted trial balance.

Required:
8. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare an income statement, a retained earnings statement, and a balance sheet. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare an income statement, a retained earnings statement, and a balance sheet. Be sure to read the instructions for each financial statement carefully.
9. A. Prepare the closing entries on Page 8 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
9. B. Use the spreadsheet to post the closing entries to the ledger of four-column accounts. Add the appropriate posting reference to the journal in CengageNOW.

10. Prepare a post-closing trial balance. Accounts with zero balances can be left blank.

Kelly Consulting

ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE

Score: 77/83

May 31, 2018

ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT

1

Cash

44,195.00

2

Accounts Receivable

8,080.00

3

Supplies

715.00

4

Prepaid Rent

1,600.00

5

Prepaid Insurance

1,225.00

6

Office Equipment

14,500.00

7

Accumulated Depreciation

660.00

8

Accounts Payable

895.00

9

Salaries Payable

325.00

10

Unearned Fees

3210.00

11

Common Stock

30,000.00

12

Retained Earnings

12,300.00

13

Dividends

10,500.00

14

Fees Earned

40,000.00

15

Salary Expense

1,705.00

16

Rent Expense

1,600.00

17

Supplies Expense

1,370.00

18

Depreciation Expense

330.00

19

Insurance Expense

275.00

20

Miscellaneous Expense

1,295.00

21

Totals

87,390.00

87,390.00

CHART OF ACCOUNTSKelly ConsultingGeneral Ledger

ASSETS
11 Cash
12 Accounts Receivable
14 Supplies
15 Prepaid Rent
16 Prepaid Insurance
18 Office Equipment
19 Accumulated Depreciation
LIABILITIES
21 Accounts Payable
22 Salaries Payable
23 Unearned Fees
EQUITY
31 Common Stock
32 Retained Earnings
33 Dividends
34 Income Summary
REVENUE
41 Fees Earned
EXPENSES
51 Salary Expense
52 Rent Expense
53 Supplies Expense
54 Depreciation Expense
55 Insurance Expense
59

Miscellaneous Expense

Labels
Current assets
Current liabilities
Expenses
For the Month Ended May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
Property, plant, and equipment
Amount Descriptions
Change in retained earnings
Net income
Net loss
Retained earnings, May 1, 2018
Retained earnings, May 31, 2018
Total assets
Total current assets
Total expenses
Total liabilities
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
Total property, plant, and equipment
Total stockholders equity
9. A. Prepare the closing entries on Page 8 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
9. B. Add the appropriate posting reference to the journal in CengageNOW.

PAGE 8

JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

DATE DESCRIPTION POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT ASSETS LIABILITIES EQUITY

1

Closing Entries

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3

4

5

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8

9

10

11

12

13

14

8. A. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare an income statement. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare an income statement. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and the Labels and Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. If a net loss is incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. Enter all other amounts as positive numbers. A colon (:) will automatically appear if it is required.

Kelly Consulting

Income Statement

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10

8. B. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare a retained earnings statement. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare a retained earnings statement. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Kelly Consulting

Retained Earnings Statement

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4

5

8. C. If you completed the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the adjusted trial balance figures to prepare a balance sheet. If you didnt complete the end-of-period work sheet in Part 1, use the ledger (the Excel spreadsheet) to prepare a balance sheet. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and the Labels and Amount Descriptions list for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Kelly Consulting

Balance Sheet

1

Assets

2

3

4

5

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Liabilities

15

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19

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Stockholders Equity

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10. Prepare a post-closing trial balance. Accounts with zero balances can be left blank.

Kelly Consulting

POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE

May 31, 2018

ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT

1

Cash

2

Accounts Receivable

3

Supplies

4

Prepaid Rent

5

Prepaid Insurance

6

Office Equipment

7

Accumulated Depreciation

8

Accounts Payable

9

Salaries Payable

10

Unearned Fees

11

Common Stock

12

Retained Earnings

13

Totals

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