Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337690881
Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 60E
Exercise 3-60 Preparation of Closing Entries
James and Susan Morley recently converted a large turn-of-the-century house into a hotel and incorporated the business as Saginaw Enterprises. Their accountant is inexperienced and has made the following closing entries at the end of Saginaw’s first year of operations:
Required:
- Indicate what is wrong with the closing entries above.
- Prepare the correct closing entries. Assume that all necessary accounts are presented above and that the amounts given are correct.
- CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Explain why closing entries are necessary.
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4. Which one of the following accounts is both opened and closed during the closing process?
A. Income Summary
B. Owner's Capital account
C. Cash account
D. Accumulated Depreciation account
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