Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
Revenue $1300
LEDGERS
To keep your records accurate, you should post to the general ledger as you
make transactions. At the end of each period (e.g., month), transfer journal
entries into your ledger.
Ledger entries are
Posting in ledger
Transferring journal entries to the ledger account is called posting. The entire group of accounts
maintained by a company is the ledger. The ledger keeps all the information about changes in
specific account balances in one place. The ledger accounts shown below are derived from the
journal entries of Company.
Exercise: Posting in Ledgers
Jan20 Michel McBrayn and family invested $80000 in exchange for capital stock
Jan21 Overnight auto service purchased the land from the city of 52000 cash.
Jan 22 The purchase price was 36000 overnight made a 6000 cash down payment and
issued a 90 days interest bearing note payable for the remaining 30000.
Jan 23 Overnight purchased tools and equipment on account of 13800 due in 6 days from
snappy tools.
Jan 24 Overnight auto service sold the access tools for 1800 to Ace towing.
Jan 26 Overnight received 600 in partial collection of the accounts receivable from Ace
towing.
Jan 27 Overnight made a 6800 partial payment of its account payable to Snappy tool.
OVERNIGHT AUTO SEVICE
GENERAL JOURNAL JAN 2015
Date Account Title Debit Credit
2015
Jan,20 Cash $ 80,000.00
Capital $ 80,000.00
21 Land $ 52,000.00
Cash $ 52,000.00
22 Building $ 36,000.00
Cash $ 6,000.00
Notes Payable $ 30,000.00
23 Tools and Equipment $ 13,800.00
Accounts Payable $ 13,800.00
24 Account Receviable $ 1,800.00
Tools and Equipment $ 1,800.00
26 Cash $ 600.00
Account Receviable $ 600.00
27 Account Payable $ 6,800.00
Cash $ 6,800.00
OVERNIGHT AUTO SERVICE
THE LEDGER
Cash
Date Debit Credit Balance Accounts Receivable
2015 Date Debit Credit Balance
20-Jan $ 80,000.00 $ 80,000.00
21 $ 52,000.00 $ 28,000.00 2015
22 $ 6,000.00 $ 22,000.00
24-Jan $ 1,800.00 $ 1,800.00
26 $ 600.00 $ 22,600.00
27 $ 6,800.00 $ 15,800.00 26 $ 600.00 $ 1,200.00
2015 2015
Feb,1 Paid daily tribune $360 cash for newspaper advertising to be run during February.
Feb,2 Purchased radio advertising from KRAM to be aired in February. The cost was $470 payable within
30 days.
Feb,4 Purchased various shop supplies from CAPA auto parts the cost was $1400 due in 30 days.
Feb,15 Collected $49810 cash for repairs made to vehicles of airport shuttle Service.
Feb,28 Billed Harbor Cab co $5400 for maintenance and repair service overnight provided in February.the
agreement with Harbor Cab calls for payment to be received by March 10.
OVERNIGHT AUTO SEVICE
GENERAL JOURNAL JAN&Feb 2015
Date Account Title Debit Credit
2015
jan,31 Cash $2,200
Repair Service Revenue $2,200
31 Wages Expense $1,200
Cash $1,200
31 Utilities Expence $200
Cash $200
Feb,1 Advertising Expense $360
Cash $360
2 Advertising Expense $470
Accounts Payable $470
4 Shop Supplies $1,400
Accouns payable $1,400
15 Cash $4,980
Repair Service Revenue $4,980
28 Accounts Receivable $5,400
Repair Service Revenue $5,400
28 Wages Expense $4,900
Cash $4,900
28 Utilities Expence $1,600
Accounts Payable $1,600
28 Dividends $3,200
Cash $3,200
OVERNIGHT AUTO SERVICE
THE LEDGER
Assets Accounts:
Building Land
Tools and 31-Jan 52000
Equipment 31-Jan 3600
31-Jan 120000
Balance $5200
Balance $3600
Balance $1200
Liabilities and owner’s Equity accounts: