AC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Financial Statement, Expense

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Reversing Entries
At the beginning of each accounting period, some accountants use reversing
entries to cancel out the adjusting entries that were made to accrue revenues and
expenses at the end of the previous accounting period. Reversing entries make it easier
to record subsequent transactions by eliminating the need for certain compound entries.
Suppose Mr. Green makes an adjusting entry at the end of April to account for $80 in
unpaid wages. This adjustment involves an $80 debit to the wages expense account
and an $80 credit to the wages payable account.
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If Mr. Green does not reverse the adjusting entry, he must remember that part of May's
first payroll payment (for work completed in April) has already been recorded in the
wages payable and wages expense accounts. Assuming Mr. Green pays $200 in wages
on May 10, he makes a compound entry that decreases (debits) wages payable to $0,
increases (debits) wages expense by an amount equal to the wage expenses for May 1
through May 10, and decreases (credits) cash for an amount equal to the total payment.
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At the beginning of each accounting period, some accountants use reversing entries to cancel out the adjusting entries that were made to accrue revenues and expenses at the end of the previous accounting period. Reversing entries make it easier to record subsequent transactions by eliminating the need for certain compound entries. Suppose mr. green makes an adjusting entry at the end of april to account for in unpaid wages. This adjustment involves an debit to the wages expense account and an credit to the wages payable account. If mr. green does not reverse the adjusting entry, he must remember that part of may"s first payroll payment (for work completed in april) has already been recorded in the wages payable and wages expense accounts. To avoid the need for a compound entry, mr. green may choose to reverse the april 30 adjustment for accrued wages when the may accounting period begins.

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