Question

Brokeback Towing Company is at the end of its accounting year, December 31, 2018. The following data that must be considered were developed from the company’s records and related documents:

1. On July 1, 2018, a two-year insurance premium on equipment in the amount of $660 was paid and debited in full to Prepaid Insurance on that date. Coverage began on July 1.
2. At the end of 2018, the unadjusted balance in the Supplies account was $1,060. A physical count of supplies on December 31, 2018, indicated supplies costing $330 were still on hand.
3. On December 31, 2018, YY’s Garage completed repairs on one of Brokeback’s trucks at a cost of $830. The amount is not yet recorded. It will be paid during January 2019.
4. On December 31, 2018, the company completed a contract for an out-of-state company for $7,980 payable by the customer within 30 days. No cash has been collected and no journal entry has been made for this transaction.
5. On July 1, 2018, the company purchased a new hauling van. Depreciation for July–December 2018, estimated to total $2,780, has not been recorded.
6. As of December 31, the company owes interest of $530 on a bank loan taken out on October 1, 2018. The interest will be paid when the loan is repaid on September 30, 2019. No interest has been recorded yet.
7. Assume the income after the preceding adjustments but before income taxes was $33,000. The company’s federal income tax rate is 30%. Compute and record income tax expense.

Indicate the accounting equation effects (amount and direction) of each adjusting journal entry. Provide an appropriate account name for any revenue and expense effects.

Answer 1

	Assets		=	Liabilities		+	Stockholder's equity
1	Prepaid insurance (660/24*6)	-165					Insurance expense	-660	Insurance expense
2	Supplies (1060-330)	-730					Supplies expense	-730	Supplies expense
3				Account payable	830		Repair and maintenance expense	-830	Repair and maintenance expense
4	Account receivable	7980					Service revenue	7980	Service revenue
5	Accumulated depreciation-Van	-2780					Depreciation expense	-2780	Depreciation expense
6				Interest payable	530		Interest expense	-530	Interest expense
7				Income tax payable	9900		Income tax expense	-9900	Income tax expense