Question

A law firm received $2,000 cash for legal services to be rendered in the future. The full amount was credited to the liability account Unearned Service Revenue. If the legal services have been rendered at the end of the accounting period and no adjusting entry is made, this would cause: a. expenses to be overstated. b. net income to be overstated. c. liabilities to be understated. d. revenues to be understated.

Answer 1

Answer: d. revenues to be understated.

If the services have been rendered but the revenue is not recorded it means that your accounts will show less revenue than you have actually earned as in accounting revenue is recognized as soon as the service is rendered, thus not recognizing the revenue when the service is rendered will understate the revenues.

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