Module 4 Completion The Accounting Cycle
Module 4 Completion The Accounting Cycle
Module 4 Completion The Accounting Cycle
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Compiled by:
ROSALINDA R. MADELO
August 2020
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Module 4 – Complete Accounting Cycle
Module 4
Completion of the Accounting Cycle
Learning Objective:
After studying module 4, the students should be able to:
a. Identify accounting concepts and prepare adjustments required at the end of accounting
periods.
b. Prepare a worksheet and financial statements for a service business.
c. Record adjusting and closing entries for a single proprietorship business.
d. Rule and balance the ledgers.
e. Prepare a post-closing trial balance.
The accounting cycle for businesses consist of a series of steps repeatedly performed
during the accounting period. These steps include:
Step 1 had been discussed in module 2 and steps 2 to 4 in module 3. This module will discuss steps
5 to 11.
In the cash basis of accounting, revenue is recognized in the period when cash is
received and recognizes expenses when paid. Thus, even when services had been rendered or
goods had been delivered, revenue is recognized only when payment had been received.
Likewise, recognition of expenses are made only when payment for services or goods had been
made and not during the time when they had been incurred.
In the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when services had been
rendered or when goods had been delivered regardless when cash is received. Thus, for services
rendered on account, revenue is recognized when such service had been performed. When cash
is received on a later date, no revenue is recorded. Expenses are likewise recognized when they
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had been incurred regardless when payment is made, Expenses are recognized in the period
when they are used to produce revenue.
Under the accrual method of accounting, adjusting entries are made to bring the accounts
up-to-date. By doing so, a more accurate information on financial reports may be the result for a
better basis for a conclusion on business operations. These include adjustments for:
1. Prepaid Expense - is payment for expense made in one fiscal period for which part of the
payment made will be used or apply until the next fiscal period. The portion of the expenditure
that applies to the current fiscal period shall be recognized as an expense and the portion that
applies or will be used in the next fiscal period shall be recognized as a prepaid expense.
Examples of these are:
Adjusting entries to be made on the above situations depend on the original entries
recorded for the payment of the expenditure. The following rule shall apply in preparing the
adjusting entry:
This in effect, will reduce the asset initially recorded for the portion used and recognize an
expense for the same. Using the discussion above, thus:
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This in effect, will reduce the expense initially recorded for the portion unused or unexpired
and recognize an asset for the same amount. Thus:
2. Accrued Expense - are expenses incurred but not yet paid or recorded. Expense is to be
recognized when incurred and as payment is yet to be made, a liability will be recorded.
Examples:
3. Unearned Revenue - are amounts received in advance from customers for which services or
goods have not yet been delivered. While cash had already been received from the
customers, revenue recognition will only be made upon delivery of the service. As such, a
liability will be recognized for the obligation to deliver the service or goods. Example:
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The adjusting entry to be made depends on the original entry made when the payment
was received. Using the above discussion, thus:
a. When revenue was originally recorded upon receipt, the revenue originally recorded
has to be reduced by the portion still to be earned and a liability to be recorded instead.
b. When a liability was originally recorded upon receipt, the liability originally recorded
has to be reduced for the portion already earned.
4. Accrued Revenue - are income earned but payment has not yet been received. Revenue is
to be recognized when services are rendered even payment for which has not yet been
received. A receivable is to be recorded for the amount to be collected.
Example:
5. Depreciation of Fixed Assets - depreciation is the decrease in value of a fixed asset due to
usage, wear and tear, obsolescence and mere passage of time. An expense is to be
recognized for the decrease in value and a corresponding valuation account or contra account
is recorded. For purposes of discussion, the straight line method of depreciation is to be used
in the example that follows.
Example: On Dec. 1, an item of equipment was purchased for 100,000-. It is estimated that
the equipment will have a salvage value of 10,000- after using for 10 years.
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Preparation of Worksheet
1. Prepare the heading of a worksheet - Heading should show: (a) name of the business (b)
name of the report and (c) date of the report.
3. Write the general ledger account balances as listed in the trial balance in the Acct. No.,
Account Title and Trial Balance columns of the work sheet.(Please see page 8 for illustration)
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4. Record the adjustment in the adjustment column of the work sheet. If the account title is
among those listed in the account title column, the amount of the adjustment is placed in the
adjustment column (debit or credit) on the same line as the account title. If the account title is
not among those earlier listed, the title is to be added in the next available line in the Account
Title column and write the amount in the adjustment column (debit or credit). Label the debit
and credit part of the adjustment with a small letter in parenthesis. Add the debit and credit
columns and double rule to indicate that totals are balanced.(Please see page 9 for the
illustration)
5. Extend adjusted amounts for each account to the Income Statement and Balance Sheet
columns.
The adjusted amount is the combination of amounts in the trial balance and adjustments
column. The adjusted amount is determined as follows:
Trial
Balance Adjustments To determine
Debit Credit Debit Credit Adjusted amount
xxx - Xxx - Add and extend the total to the debit side
xxx - - xxx Deduct and extend balance to the greater side
- xxx - xxx Add and extend the total to the credit side
xxx - - - Extend the same amount to the debit side
- xxx - - Extend the same amount to the credit side
- - Xxx - Extend the same amount to the debit side
- - - xxx Extend the same amount to the credit side
Where to extend. Assets, contra assets, liabilities, capital and drawing accounts are
extended to the Balance Sheet columns. Revenue and expenses are extended to the Income
Statement columns. (Please see page 10 for the illustration)
Add the amounts in the debit and credit column of the Income Statement and Balance
Sheet. The debit total and the credit total are not equal in both Income Statement and Balance
Sheet columns. The difference between the debit and the credit is either a net income or net
loss.
Income Statement column: If debit is greater than credit, the difference is a net loss and
vice versa, if the credit is greater than debit, the difference is a net income.
Balance Sheet column: If debit is greater than credit, the difference is a net income, and
vice versa, if the credit is greater than the debit, the difference is a net loss. (Please see page
11 for the illustration)
Procedure:
Write "Net Income" or "Net Loss" in the Account Title column.
Insert the amount of the net income/loss below the total of the smaller column.
Add the amounts in both the debit and credit columns. Both columns are now equal.
Double rule the totals.
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Dadami Lilinis Laundry Shop
Worksheet
Acct. Trial Balance Adjustments Adjusted Trial Balance Income Statement Balance Sheet
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No. Account Title Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
170,000.00 170,000.00
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Dadami Lilinis Laundry Shop
Worksheet
Acct. Trial Balance Adjustments Adjusted Trial Balance Income Statement Balance Sheet
Step No. 4 illustration
No. Account Title Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
170,000.00 170,000.00
3,5000.00 3,500.00
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Dadami Lilinis Laundry Shop
Worksheet
Acct. Trial Balance Adjustments Adjusted Trial Balance Income Statement Balance Sheet
Step No. 5 illustration
No. Account Title Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
170,000.00 170,000.00
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Dadami Lilinis Laundry Shop
Worksheet
Acct. Trial Balance Adjustments Adjusted Trial Balance Income Statement Balance Sheet
No. Account Title Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
Step No. 6 illustration
170,000.00 170,000.00
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1. Income Statement
2. Statement of Changes in Owner's Equity
3. Balance Sheet
4. Cash Flow Statement
Amounts appearing in the general ledger needs to be updated to reflect the true balances
of accounts as of the end of the accounting period. Adjustments used in the preparation of the
worksheet need to be journalized and posted in the general ledger. The word "Adjusting" is written
in the Item column of the ledger.
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Accounts used to accumulate information from one fiscal period to the next are called
permanent accounts or real accounts. Permanent accounts include all assets, liabilities and
owner's capital account, or, all accounts that are shown in the balance sheet. The ending balance
of permanent accounts for one fiscal period becomes the beginning account balance in the next
fiscal period.
Journal entries used to close temporary accounts to zero balance and prepare for the new
fiscal period are called closing entries. To close a temporary account, an amount equal to its
balance is recorded on the opposite side to its balance. Thus, a temporary account with a debit
balance needs to be credited for the same amount of the balance. Likewise, a temporary account
with credit balance needs to be debited for the same amount of the balance. As double entry
bookkeeping requires a debit and a credit, a temporary account Income Summary is used to
summarize the closing entries for revenue and expense accounts. For a service business, there
are four closing entries to be made namely:
1. Need to close revenue accounts or temporary accounts with credit balances. As revenue
accounts have credit balance, the closing entry would require a debit revenue account
and credit to Income Summary.
2. Need to close expense accounts or temporary accounts with debit balances. Temporary
accounts have normal debit balances as shown in the debit column of the work sheet and
these must be reduced to zero. As such, the closing entry would require that each expense
accounts be credited for an amount equal to its balance and a debit to Income Summary
for the total of the amounts credited.
3. Need to close Income Summary. Income Summary does not have normal balance. As
revenue and expense accounts had been closed to this the difference between the amount
debited and credited to account, Income Summary is equal to the net income or net loss
of the business.
Income Summary
Debited to close all Credited to close the
expense accounts revenue account
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When the credit side is greater than the debit side, the difference is a net income.
Income Summary would be closed by a debit to the account. A corresponding credit entry
shall be made to the owner's capital account to increase the capital for the amount of net
income earned. But when the debit side is greater than the credit side, the difference is a
net loss. Income Summary would be credited and the owner's capital account would be
debited to be reduced for the amount of net loss incurred.
4. Need to close the owner's drawing account. Withdrawals are assets that owners take out
of the business for personal use. It is not a revenue or expense account, thus, it is not
closed to Income Summary account. Drawing is a temporary account that reduces the
owner's capital. To close this temporary account, it is directly closed to the capital account.
Since drawing has a normal debit balance, the closing entry would require a credit to the
drawing account and a debit to capital.
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Posting the closing entries to the general ledger is similar to the procedures previously done. In
addition, the word "Closing" is written on the item column of the general ledger.
At the end of the fiscal period (12th month), accounts are ruled and balanced to close the
books for the fiscal period ended. Balances of permanent accounts at the end of the accounting
period are opened as the beginning balance for the new fiscal period. Nominal accounts had been
closed to zero balance, thus, will not have beginning balances.
Permanent Accounts
Procedure:
1. Insert balance of the account to the side which is smaller. Use last day of the month, write
"Balance" on item column, place a check (√) on F column and the amount.
Asset accounts have normal debit balances, thus, transfer to the credit side to
close and balance the accounts, while Liabilities and capital accounts have normal credit
balances, thus, transfer to the debit side to close and balance the accounts.
2. Draw a single line on the amount column immediately after the last entry and on the same
line of the other column.
3. Add, then observe that both debit and credit sides are equal. Draw a double line on all
columns except on the item column.
4. Open the balance to the side originally greater as the beginning balance of the next
accounting period.
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Nominal Accounts
Procedure:
1. Draw a single line immediately after the last entry of the longer column and on the game
line of the shorter column.
2. Add. Note that the total of both debit and credit columns are equal. The temporary account
thus have zero balance.
3. Draw a double line on all columns except the item columns. Transaction of the accounting
period just ended had been closed and separated with the transactions of the next
accounting period.
4. If both sides have only one entry each, a double line is drawn on all columns except the
items column.
Step #4
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After the accounts had been ruled and balanced, the business entity prepares a trial
balance to verify that the total debits equal the total credits in the ledger after the accounts had
been closed. Only general ledger accounts balances are included in the post-closing trial balance.
Permanent accounts (assets, liabilities, capital) have balances and do appear in the post-closing
trial balance. Nominal accounts (drawing, income summary, revenue, expenses, had been closed
and have zero balances, thus, will not appear in the post-closing trial balance.
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Acct.
No. Account Title Debit Credit
111 Cash 51,000.00
112 Accounts Receivable 20,000.00
113 Laundry Supplies 17,000.00
121 Laundry Equipment 60,000.00
122 Accumulated Depreciation – LE 500.00
211 Accounts Payable 35,000.00
311 Maila Bahin, Capital 112,500.00
148,000.00 144,000.00
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Discussion Questions
Given below is the Chart of Accounts of Unifast Delivery Service which you will use in answering
the requirements of this problem.
Account Account
No. Account Title No. Account Title
ASSETS CAPITAL
111 Cash 311 Ron Paspas, Capital
112 Accounts Receivable 312 Ron Paspas, Drawing
113 Notes Receivable 313 Income Summary
114 Interest Receivable REVENUE
115 Supplies 411 Delivery Service Revenue
116 Prepaid Insurance 412 Interest Revenue
117 Prepaid Rent EXPENSES
121 Building 511 Supplies Expense
122 Accumulated Depreciation - Building 512 Insurance Expense
123 Trucks 513 Rent Expense
124 Accumulated Depreciation – Trucks 514 Depreciation Expense – Bldg.
LIABILITIES 515 Depreciation Expense – Trucks
211 Accounts Payable 516 Salaries Expense
212 Salaries Payable 517 Utilities Expense
213 Notes Payable 518 Interest Expense
214 Mortgage Payable 519 Miscellaneous Expense
215
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Presented is the Trial Balance of Unifast Delivery Service as of August 31, 2019
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Requirements:
1. Prepare a worksheet.
2. Prepare the following financial statements:
a. Income Statement
b. Statement of Owner’s Equity
c. Statement of Financial Position(Balance Sheet)
3. Journalize the adjusting entries and closing entries
4. Prepare the Post Closing Trial Balance
Note: For your answers please see the forms to be used on succeeding pages.
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1. Worksheet
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2. Financial Statements
a. Income Statements
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References
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