Accrual Basis Accounting Problems and Solutions
Accrual Basis Accounting Problems and Solutions
ACCRUAL BASIS
Basic problems
.Problem39-1 (AICPA-Adapted)
The _entity reported sales of P1, 759,-000 and P800,000 in the tax
returns for the.· years ended Decemb~r 31, 2Q21 and 2020
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respectively.
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a. 1,450,000
b. f ,s·so,ooo.
C. 1,950,000
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d._ 2,050~000 ·
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39-2 (AICPA Adapted)
probeI 01 . .
t,.'rt cornpanY provided the followmg information:
. 2821 2022 '?023
receipts from customers:
cash
. from year 2i~} sales . 950,000 1,200,000
Frotn year 2023 sales - 2,000,000 750,000
Frotn year 2 sa es · 500,000 2,250,000
a. 3,700,000 ·
b. 3,200,000
C. 2,000,000 .
d: 2,750,000
Solution 39-2
Question 1 ·. Answer b
950,000
Cash receipts - ·2021 sales 1,200,000
Cash receipts in 2022 pertaining to 2021 sales
2,150,000
. Total sale_s .2021 - accrual basis
Question 2 Answer d
2,000,000
Cash receipts - 202+ sales 750,-000
Cash receipts in 2023 pertaining to 2022 sales
2,750,000
Total sales 2022 - accrual basis ·
Problem 39-3 (AICPA ~dapted)
Class Company·maintained the accounting records on the cash b .
but restated the financial statements ·to the accrual methodas1s
· accoUllting. 'rhe entity had P6,000,000 in cash basis pretax inco~!
for 2021. ·
.The e~tity provided the following infonnation at y~ar-ei:id:
-2021
2,020.
Accounts .rec•eivable 4,000,000 .2,000,000·
Acct,unts payable 1.,500i000 3,000,000
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ha t ould be re
z. . Under ·[Link]~sies,cuwrrent [Link]? . . · ·
an iol)llt sh
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of°goods ·sol
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a. · ,45Q,.OOO
·b.. 4,950,000,
I ·Co . 4,850,000
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d. 4,350,000 .
Solution 39-4
Question 1 Ai,swe~ b -·.
. '75. 0'000
ember J l
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Question 2 Answer a
2,900,000
Inventory - Jan_uary I· 5,150~000
Purchases · 8,050,000
Goods ava11able tor s~rle31 (2,69@,000)
lnve:,ntory _ Decembe
-S,450}000'
Coat of 10 00 1 aold
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Problem39-5 (AICPA Adapted)
. · Cooke Company acquired patent right and
Dunng 2021 ,
. royalties of P3,000,000. rellli
. lted
. . ported prepaid royalties of P550,000 and p
· ;:;a~~~ty;:yable of PS00,000 and P750,000, respecti45
veto0o,
.December 31 , 2020 and 2021.
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What amount should be reported as royalty expense for
2021?
a. 2,950,000
b. 3,050,000
c. 3, 100;000
d. 3,300,000
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9_7 (Al CPA Adapted)
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. C rnpanY acqurred nghts to a patent under a licensing agreement
Ot1 5 0 uired an advance ~oyalty payment when the agreement was
t••\.,~rreq
ed Jbe entity . earned and due tmder the agreement
. renu·tted royalties
sigtl ~~ber 31 each year. .
on oc
· dditionallY, ~e e~tity'paid in advance es:tnnated royalties_ for the n~xt
~ar- The entity did not pref!are reversing entry. Preprud royalties
~e adjusted at year end.
The entity provided the following informati<;>n for the year ended
oece~ber 31: · ·.. -- . .
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650,000
· Jan. 1 ,Prepaid royalties . .
I, I00,000
Oct. 31 Rotalty •payment charged to royalty .expense
250,000
oec. 3_1 . Year-end credit adjustment to exp~nse,
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Problem 39-8 (AICPA Adapted)
2021 Roxx Company obtained fire insurance at an
On Ju_l~, of P72 ·ooo payable on July 1 of each year. Th~Ua!
prem}
premium paymen't was made July I, 2021. •rst
0 0 t ber I 2021 the entity paid P24,000 for real estate ta
to~o:e~the p~riod dnding September 30, 2022. · Xes
On Decenlber 31, 202 l, what amount should be reported as prepaid
expenses? ·
a~ 60,000
b. 54,000
c. 48,000
d. 36,000
Solution·39-8 A~er b
Prepaid :insurance (72,000 x 6/12) - 36,ooo
Prepaid taxes (24,000 x 9/12) 1s,00
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Total prepaid expenses _-·December 31, 2021 54,0_QQ.,
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a~ 520;000
b. 360,000
c. 200,000
d. ·160~000
Solution 39-9 Answer b -
Prepaid insurance (320,000 x·6/l 2)
Prepaid rent . · J60,000
200,000
Total prepaid expens~s-- December 31, 2021
360,000
fhe prep~id insura~ce of P150,000 on January 1 2021 is already
expensed ID 2021. '
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rU 39-10
(Al CPA Adapted)
yroble . ,,
company paid P72 ,000 to renew the only insurance policy
Il~~ee years on March 1,202.1, the effective date of the policy.
fo fv{arch 31 , 2021_, t~e unadjusted trial balance showed a balance
~fOP ,ooO for preprud msurance and P72,000 for insurance expense.
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W}lat amount shoul~ be reported for prepaid insurance on March ,
1· 1, 2021? . ~ . · . . ·
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a. 67,000.
b. 7Q,000
c. 72,000
d. 73,000
What amurit should be reported for insurance expense for the three
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months e~ded_M~ch 31, 2021? ·
a. 4,000
b~ 3,000
c. 5,000 ·___,
d. 2,000 .
Solution .39.:1,0
·Question 1 Answer b
70,000
Prepaid tnsurance.- March 3t 2021 (72,000 x 3~/36~
Question 2 Answer·c .
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· 72,000·
Insurance expense per book . 3,000
Prepaid insurance befor~ adjustment
. 75,000
Total (70,000)
· Prepaid insurance - March 3 1, 2021
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5,0-00
lnsuranc.e expense
Adjusting entry
67,000
Prepaid insurance (70,000 .- 3,000)
67,000
Insurance exp·ense .
595
f>roblem-39-11 (IAA) ·
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Airene Company paid p 1,000,000 for supplies during 202 I
The full amount of P 1,000,000 was debited to supplies inventory:
The January I, 2021 baiance of supplies inventory was P360,ooo.
A physical count of the supplies on hand _on December 31, 2021
revealed an amount of P600,000.
Wh~t is the adjusting entry for supplies ex_pense on December 31, .
2021? ;
a. Debit supplies expense and credit supplie~ inventory P760,000.
b. Debit supplies expense and credit supplies inventory P600,000.
C. Debit supplie~ inventory·ano credit supplies expense P600,000.
d. D~bit supplies jnventory ap.d-~redit [Link].e P~40,000.
Adjusting entry
50,000
SuppJ°ies inventory 50,000
Supplies expense
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Solution 39-13 A ns w er b
in recording income.
The liability method is used 600,000
Cash 600,000
Unearned revenue
Adjusting entry
200,000
Unearned revenue 200,000
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Revenue (600,000 x I/3)
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Problem 39-14 (IAA)
Karen Company reported in the income statement for the c11-
y~ar P1,100,000 of wages expens~.. An ana lysis. Of '4-11ent
the payro)l
record~showed wage payments during the year of P~50,ooo. ·
The previous year's staternent of financial position report
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. Pl00,00? ofwag~s payable. The pr v1o~s y~ar ,s [Link] entcy ed
for unpaid wages was reversed at the7beg1nmng of current year.
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What amount sh9uld be recognized as _adjusting entry_for accrued
wages payable at year-end?
a. 250,000
b. 400,000
C. .150,000
d. 850,000
Wages expense
150,000
Wagt,S payable
150,000
Wages payable - December 31
Wages payable - Janua(y l 250,000
l00.000
Increase in wages payab1e
150,000
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· Problem39-16 (AICPA Adapted)
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d. 490,00b .
Total 1 . ( 300,000) .
Rrepaid new- spaper_advertising. - December 31, 202.
l,~00,000
. Advertising expense ~or_2021
ed hecause it
The newspaper advertising of P3 00,000 is not yet incurr
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pertains to a January 2022 sal~s [Link].
Problem 3.9-18 (AICPA Adapted)
Pak Company had a balance of P820,000 in the p~ofessioiia
expense account on December 31, 2021 before cons1derin I fees
· fc 11 •ng.. . gYear
. ents relating to the o owi '"end
adjustm
• Consult~t&.were hired for [Link] project at a total fe 001
- eXceed P650,000. · , . ~ to
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The entity h~[Link] PS50,000 ofthis fee based on billin
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work performed .in2021. · _
uary
-• _the a~o~ey's lett~r requested by the auditor~ ~te d Jan 31
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2042, 1nd1~ated that legal_fees of~~0,000 wer~ billed on Jan
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15, 2022 for w_ork perfoqned ill Novetn~er 2021, and urib
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_fees for December 2021 were P70,000.
What ainotmtshouJ~ ,be,reWrted for pfOfessional fees ex
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· ye~ ended J;)ecember 31, 2021 ?- . · - · · -
· .a. · 1,05.0"00_0
b... . ,.9150~000
. C. , : ' 880;000 t .• .
d. . .820~000 .
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Sol~tiorz 39-.1 s° Answer b
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820,000
Ac9r~red)egai fees: . · , _:
··November·· · · : . · ·
_; ,Deceinber. . : -·: . -. . 60,000
. 70,000 130,000
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. Tot~I professional·fees expense ~~~
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:he consultants' fee of P550 000 .
had already been recorded and
included in the professional ;[Link] expense.
The balance of p I 00,000 is [Link] because the·work is not yet
performed. · ·
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. 9.i9 (AICPA Adapted)
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o!llPan~ pays the outside salespersons fixed monthly salaries
faY C rn(ss1ons on•net sales.
dcolfl ·. . .
all Jes cotllfllissio~s are computed and paid on a monthly basis (in
sa onth following th~ month of sale), and [Link] salaries are
tbe 01das advances against commissions. . . .
treate . . . . . ..
flowever; if the fixed salaries for salesperson~ exceed their sales
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corniniss1ons earned fo~ a month, such excess ,s not charged back
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pertinent data for the month of March for the three salespersons
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areasfollows: . .. . . ·. : · .
F'ixed '
Net sales .. Commission
satesperso.n salary ·
· ·200'·000. 4%
A
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·10,000 '
400,000 6%
B. ·141000 .
600~000 6%
C ~ . 18,000 I
· Total 42;000 ,. , ..
I 122002000
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What amourit
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should kaccrued forsal~
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Coi:runissions on. March
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,31? .
a. · 7·0,000 I
b.. ,68,000 ,
C. 28,000 ·. · .·
d. 26,000 .
Solution ·39-19· Answer
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_. Accrued commission
Salary Commission
A ·10,000 8,000 ·
24,000 10,000 .
B 14,000 18,000
C 18,000 36,000
28,000
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Unper ~~crual basi~, what is the service revenue for the current
yeat? · )• ·
a: 5,000,000
~- ··4, 100,000· /
What amol.!Ilt of Fent revenue sliould be reported for the current yeall .
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a: -9,080,000
b. ·9~s8·0,o·oo
c. ·s,sso,ooo
d. 7,980-,000
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·a. 300,000
b. .soo,ooo·
C. . 800,000
d. 1,200,000· -
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Question 2 Answer a_
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· ·Guideline~ cash to accrual
·E~ding asset balance-is added to cash basis income.
_- Beginning asset bala.n.ce_is-deductedfrom ·cash basis income.
__ Ending liability balance is deducted from cash bqsis income·.
- Beginning liability balance is added to cash basis income.
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lncrt:ase in asset is added to cash basis income.
D~~reas~ in ass~t is deducted from qash basis income.
ln~rease in.!z'ability is ·deductedfrom cash b·asis income.
De'(:rease in liability is (Jdded to cash basis income.
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