Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780078025914
Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.11ME
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Service Pro Corp (SPC) is preparing adjustments for its September 30 year-end. For the following transactions and events, show the September 30
- a. Prepaid Insurance shows a balance of zero at September 30, but Insurance Expense shows a debit balance of $2,340, representing the cost of a three-year fire insurance policy that was purchased on September 1 of the current year.
- b. On August 31 of this year, Cash was debited and Service Revenue was credited for $1,500. The 51,500 related to fees for a three-month period beginning September 1 of the current year.
- c. The company’s income tax rate is 20%, After making the above adjustments, SPC’s net income before tax is $10,000. No income tax has been paid or recorded.
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