Question

After the accounts have been adjusted at April 30, the end of the fiscal year, the following balances were taken from the ledger of Nuclear Landscaping Co.:

Retained Earnings	$3,484,000
Dividends	36,000
Fees Earned	1,254,000
Wages Expense	748,200
Rent Expense	64,400
Supplies Expense	13,250
Miscellaneous Expense	8,950

Journalize the four entries required to close the accounts. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Nuclear Landscaping Co.

General Ledger

	ASSETS
11	Cash
12	Accounts Receivable
13	Supplies
14	Prepaid Rent
15	Land

	LIABILITIES
21	Accounts Payable
22	Unearned Fees
23	Wages Payable

	EQUITY
31	Common Stock
32	Retained Earnings
33	Dividends
34	Income Summary

	REVENUE
41	Fees Earned

	EXPENSES
51	Wages Expense
52	Rent Expense
53	Supplies Expense
59	Miscellaneous Expense

Journalize the four entries required to close the accounts. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
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Answer 1

Closing journal entries in the books of Nuclear Landscaping Co.

No	General Journal	Debit ($)	Credit ($)
1	Fees Earned A/c	1,254,000
	To Income Summary A/c		1,254,000
	[To close Revenue Account]
2	Income Summary A/c	834,800
	To Wages Expenses A/c		7,48,200
	To Rent Expenses A/c		64,400
	To Supplies Expenses A/c		13,250
	To Miscellaneous Expenses A/c		8,950
	[To Close Expense Accounts]
3	Income Summary	419,200
	To Retained Earnings A/c		419,200
	[To transfer the net Income for the year to retained earnings, ($1,254,000 - $834,800)]
4	Retained Earnings A/c	36,000
	To Dividends A/c		36,000
	[To record the payment of dividend from the retained earnings]