The bookkeeper for J.L. Kang Equipment Repair made a number of errors in journalizing and posting, as described below.
- A credit posting of $525 to Accounts Receivable was omitted
- A debit posting of $750 for Prepaid Insurance was debited to Insurance Expense
- A collection from a customer of $100 in payment of its account owed was journalizing and posted as a debit to Cash $100 and a credit to Service Revenue $100.
- A credit posting of $415 to Property Taxes Payable was made twice.
- A cash purchase of supplies for $250 was journalized and posted as a debit to Supplies $25 and a cr3edit to Cash $25.
- A debit of $625 to Advertising Expense was posted as $652.
Instructions
For each error:
- Indicate whether the trial balance will balance.
- If the trial balance will not balance, indicate the amount of the difference.
- Indicate the trial balance column that will have the larger total.
Consider each error separately. Use the following form, in which error (1) is given as an example.
(a) | (b) | (c) | |
Error (1) | In Balance No | Difference $525 | Larger Column debit |
Solution
J.L. Kang Equipment Repair
Analysis of Errors
Analysis of Errors
(a) | (b) | (c) | |
Error (1) | In Balance No | Difference $525 | Larger Column debit |
(2) | Yes | - | - |
(3) | Yes | - | - |
(4) | No | $415 | Credit |
(5) | Yes | - | - |
(6) | No | $27 | Credit |