Online Accounting Course Simple Studies

Accounting Exercise 4.1 (Double-entry Accounting System)

The following transaction presented in the general journal refer to Musky Consulting Company's 20X8 accounting period:

Date

Account titles

Debit

Credit

Jan. 5

Cash
     Contributed Capital
X X

May 11

Cash
     Notes Payable
X X

May 27

Land
    Cash
    Notes Payable
X X
X

April 13

Accounts Receivable
    Consulting Revenue
X X

June 4

Notes Payable
    Cash
X X

July 16

Operating Expense
     Cash
X X

Aug. 5

Cash
     Accounts Receivable
X X

Aug. 12

Distributions
     Cash
X X

Aug. 26

Notes Receivable
     Cash
X X

Sept. 15

Car
     Cash
X X

Nov. 2

Cash
     Unearned Revenue
X X

Nov. 29

Interest Payable
     Cash
X X

Dec. 31

Rent Expense
     Prepaid Rent
X X

Dec. 31

Unearned Revenue
     Consulting Revenue
X X

Dec. 31

Depreciation Expense
    Accumulated Depreciation
X X

Dec. 31

Supplies Expense
     Supplies
X X

Required:

For each transaction provide a short explanation. Show the effect of each transaction on the elements of financial statements in a horizontal statements model. Indicate whether the event acts to increase (+), decrease (-), or does not affect (n/a) the element of the financial statements. Determine if a transaction is included into the financing (FA), operating (OA), or investing (IA) section of the statement of cash flows. An example is below:

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Equity

Rev.

-

Exp.

=

Net Inc.

Cash Flow

+

 

n/a

 

+

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

+

FA