Question

Snelling Tables paid employee wages on and through Friday, January 26, and the next payroll will be paid in February. There are three more working days in January (29-31). Employees work 5 days a week and the company pays $900 a day in wages. What will be the adjusting entry to accrue wages expense at the end of January?

Answer 1

Debit to Salaries Expense $2,700; Credit to Salaries Payable $2,700

Step-by-step explanation:

In accounting, we have to recognize all expenses even though we haven't paid it yet. This is one of those instances.

The employees have worked for 3 days at the end of January but will not receive their payment on that day. That equates to $2,700 of salaries accrued at the end of January.

Accrued Expenses are recorded as payables, in this problem it's "Salaries Payable".

So to complete the adjusting journal entry:

(Debit) Salaries Expense $2,700

(Credit) Salaries Payable $2,700