Farah Youssef operates as a sole trader. Below is a trial balance extracted from her books as at 31 December 2020.  Trial balance for Farah Youssef as at 31 December 2020     Debit Credit        £                    _ . £ Sales revenue   695,000 Inventory (as at 1 January 2020) 105,800   Purchases 625,200   Non-current assets at cost:     Equipment 100,000   Motor vehicle 80,000   Accumulated depreciation:     Equipment   10,000 Motor vehicle   10,000 Insurance 14,700   Rent 30,000   Heating and lighting 10,000   Salaries and wages 40,000   Motor expenses 15,300   Miscellaneous expenses 28,500   Receivables 110,000   Allowance for receivables   4,000 Payables   101,500 Cash 71,000   Bank loan   100,000 Capital   310,000 Total 1,230,500 1,230,500 Additional information is provided for use in preparing the company’s adjustments: The value of closing inventory is £102,500. On December 1, Farah Company borrowed £100,000, at 6% annual interest, from the National Bank. Farah Company has 120 days before the first payment is required. Farah has paid her rent until 31 March 2021. Her annual rent is £24,000. Office equipment has a useful life of ten years and a residual value of £0. It is to be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The motor vehicle with a useful life of ten years and an estimated residual value of £30,000 is to be depreciated on a straight-line basis at a rate of 10%. Farah finds that receivables of £10,000 need to be written off as irrecoverable. The allowance for receivables is to be set at ten per cent of the remaining outstanding receivables as at 31 December 2020. The heating bill will arrive on 5 January and about £1,000 is expected to relate to the period until 31 December. Required: Make the end-of-period adjustments entries. Prepare Farah’s income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020.  Prepare Farah’s balance sheet as at December 31, 2020.  How do the adjusting entries differ from other journal entries?? Explain why adjusting entries are needed.

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Farah Youssef operates as a sole trader. Below is a trial balance extracted from her books as at 31 December 2020. 

Trial balance for Farah Youssef as at 31 December 2020

 

 

Debit

Credit

 

     £                    _ .

£

Sales revenue

 

695,000

Inventory (as at 1 January 2020)

105,800

 

Purchases

625,200

 

Non-current assets at cost:

 

 

Equipment

100,000

 

Motor vehicle

80,000

 

Accumulated depreciation:

 

 

Equipment

 

10,000

Motor vehicle

 

10,000

Insurance

14,700

 

Rent

30,000

 

Heating and lighting

10,000

 

Salaries and wages

40,000

 

Motor expenses

15,300

 

Miscellaneous expenses

28,500

 

Receivables

110,000

 

Allowance for receivables

 

4,000

Payables

 

101,500

Cash

71,000

 

Bank loan

 

100,000

Capital

 

310,000

Total

1,230,500

1,230,500

Additional information is provided for use in preparing the company’s adjustments:

  • The value of closing inventory is £102,500.
  • On December 1, Farah Company borrowed £100,000, at 6% annual interest, from the National Bank. Farah Company has 120 days before the first payment is required.
  • Farah has paid her rent until 31 March 2021. Her annual rent is £24,000.
  • Office equipment has a useful life of ten years and a residual value of £0. It is to be depreciated on a straight-line basis.
  • The motor vehicle with a useful life of ten years and an estimated residual value of £30,000 is to be depreciated on a straight-line basis at a rate of 10%.
  • Farah finds that receivables of £10,000 need to be written off as irrecoverable.
  • The allowance for receivables is to be set at ten per cent of the remaining outstanding receivables as at 31 December 2020.
  • The heating bill will arrive on 5 January and about £1,000 is expected to relate to the period until 31 December.

Required:

  1. Make the end-of-period adjustments entries.
  2. Prepare Farah’s income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020. 
  3. Prepare Farah’s balance sheet as at December 31, 2020. 
  4. How do the adjusting entries differ from other journal entries?? Explain why adjusting entries are needed.   
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