Question

On March 1, it was discovered that the following errors took place in journalizing and posting transactions:

a.Rent Expense of $4,650 paid for the current month was recorded as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense and a credit to Rent Expense.


b.The payment of $3,700 from a customer on account was recorded as a debit to Cash and a credit to Accounts Payable.

Journalize the entries on March 1 to correct the errors. Use two entries to correct the error described in (a). (That is, record an entry to reverse the incorrect entry and a second entry to record the correct entry.) Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Answer 1

a. Reversal entry:

Debit Rent expense $4,650

Credit Miscellaneous Expense $4,650

Correct Entry:

Debit Rent expense $4,650

Credit Cash $4,650

b. Reversal entry:

Debit Accounts payable $3,700

Credit Cash $3,700

Correct Entry

Debit Cash $3,700

Credit Accounts Receivable $3,700

Step-by-step explanation:

Reverse entry is to simply close to zero the original entry that has been made in mistake. Afterwards, record the correct entry to properly account the transaction.

To reverse the previously made entry, we simply debit what is credited and debit what is credited.

a. We need to close the rent expense credited by debiting it and credit the miscellaneous expense that is previously debited to zereod out the mistake recording. Then to record the correct entry, Debit Rent expense and Credit Cash at the amount $4,650

b. Just ike what we did on the previous transaction, we will debit the Accounts payable and credit the cash that has been recorded by mistake to zereod out the balance and then make the correct entry. Debit Cash $3,700 and credit Accounts receivable $3,700.