St. Thomas Yacht Services, Inc. had the following transactions during its first month of operations:

Dec 2 Borrowed $55,000 from First Bank after signing a 10 year, 4% promissory note.  Payments are due on the last day of the month.
Dec 4 Journalized the issuance of $65,000 of $1 par value common stock at par.
Dec 7 Signed lease and paid the landlord $1,000 rent for the first month.
Dec 8 Purchased $18,000 of office furniture on account.
Dec 9 Created marketing materials, including a logo.
Dec 12 Purchased a one year insurance policy for $2,700.
Dec 15 Purchased $1,500 of cleaning supplies on account.
Dec 17 Hired 6 employees, who will be paid $9 per hour.
Dec 18 Paid $325 to have marketing materials printed.
Dec 22 Three employees were sent to distribute marketing materials along Pier 8.
Dec 23 Detailed 8 sailboats competing in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup this March. The bookkeeper sent an invoice for $12,000.
Dec 25 Received $3,000 in deposits to clean two 63 foot yachts.
Dec 26 Sent two employees to clean Serendipity, a 56 foot sloop. They spent 3 hours on the job.
Dec 29 Paid $54 to employees who cleaned Serendipity and $81 to employees who distributed marketing materials. (Ignore payroll taxes for this problem).
Dec 30 Sent a $1,800 invoice to Serendipity's Captain Samantha, less the $700 deposit.
Dec 31 Paid First Bank $557 representing $183 in interest plus $374 toward the principal.

 

On December 31, the following adjustments must be made:

  • The furniture, which has no salvage value and a 5 year useful life, needs to be depreciated using straight-line depreciation. 
  • A physical count shows only $950  of supplies remains in the storage closet.
  • One month of the 1-year insurance policy has been used.
  • The Board of Directors did not declare dividends in January.

The closing entries were

Journal
DateDescriptionDebitCredit
Dec 31Service Revenue13,800
Dec 31   Income Summary13,800
Income Summary6,018
   Advertising Expense325
   Depreciation Expense - Furniture3,600
   Insurance Expense225
   Interest Expense183
   Rent Expense1,000
   Supplies Expense550
   Wages Expense135
Income Summary7,782
   Retained Earnings7,782

 

Post the closing entries to the ledger

Service Revenue
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Advertising Expense
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Depreciation Expense - Furniture
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Insurance Expense
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Interest Expense
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Rent Expense
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Supplies Expense
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Wages Expense
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Income Summary
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Retained Earnings
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