You have just joined Queenie Limited, which is a small merchandising company, as anaccountant. Queenie Limited was set up on January 1, 2020.You have recently asked the bookkeeper to prepare the draft of the financial statements for thefirst year of operations ended December 31, 2020 for your review.The bookkeeper said that she only knew how to prepare a trial balance and below was the trialbalance submitted by the bookkeeper.Queenie LimitedTrial BalanceDecember 31, 2020DRCR2$$TruckOffice equipmentCash280,950102,00030,750Share capitalSales revenue received240,000577,080Salaries paidUtilities paidRent paidInsurance paid181,50012,000195,00014,880817,080817,080In discussing the trial balance with the bookkeeper, you asked whether adjusting entries havebeen prepared to get the accounts up to date for the trial balance. The bookkeeper said thatthere was no need to make adjusting entries as Queenie Limited was a small company.Required:Explain why the accountant suspected that the accounts had not been adjusted prior to theа.preparation of the trial balance.b.Explain to the bookkeeper the importance of adjusting entries and the potentialmisstatements that can result from their exclusion.

Trail balance is the statement which is prepared with the aim and purpose to check that the posting…

Explain why the accountant suspected that the accounts had not been adjusted prior to the preparation of the trial balance. Explain to the bookkeeper the importance of adjusting entries and the potential misstatements that can result from their exclusion.

Explain why the accountant suspected that the accounts had not been adjusted prior to the preparation of the trial balance. Explain to the bookkeeper the importance of adjusting entries and the potential misstatements that can result from their exclusion.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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