Post-Closing Trial Balance
December 31, 2019.
The transactions for January 2010 are as follows
Jan. 3 | Sell merchandise to M. Ziesmer $8,000, terms 2/10, n/30.. |
5 | Purchase merchandise from E. Pheatt $2,000, terms 2/10, n/30. |
7 | Receive a check from T. Hodges $3,500. |
11 | Pay freight on merchandise purchased $300. |
12 | Pay rent of $1,000 for January. |
13 | Receive payment in full from M. Ziesmer. |
14 | Post all entries to the subsidiary ledgers. Issued credit of $300 to B. Hannigan for returned merchandise. |
15 | Send K. Thayer a check for $12,870 in full payment of account, discount $130. |
17 | Purchase merchandise from G. Roland $1,600, terms 2/10, n/30. |
18 | Pay sales salaries of $2,800 and office salaries $2,000. |
20 | Give D. Danford a 60-day note for $18,000 in full payment of account payable. |
23 | Total cash sales amount to $9,100. |
24 | Post all entries to the subsidiary ledgers. Sell merchandise on account to I. Kirk $7,400, terms 1/10, n/30. |
27 | Send E. Pheatt a check for $950. |
29 | Receive payment on a note of $40,000 from B. Stout. |
30 | Post all entries to the subsidiary legers. Return merchandise of $300 to G. Roland for credit. |
Instructions
- Open general and subsidiary ledger accounts for the following.
- Record the January transactions in a sales journal, a single-column purchases journal, a cash receipts journal, a cash payments journal, and a general journal.
- Post the appropriate amounts to the general ledger.
- Prepare a trial balance at January 31, 2020
- Determine whether the subsidiary ledgers agree with controlling accounts in the general ledger.
Solution
General Ledger and Subsidiary Accounts
General Ledger
Trial Balance
January 31, 2020