Question

On February 1, the Acts Tax Service received a $3,600 cash retainer for tax preparation services to be provided rateably over the next 4 months. The full amount was credited to the liability account Unearned Service Revenue. Assuming that the revenue is recognized rateably over the 4 month period, what balance would be reported on the February 28 balance sheet for Unearned Service Revenue?

Answer 1

$2,700

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the unearned service revenue balance reported on the February 28 balance sheet is shown below:

= Total cash received - expired service revenue

= $3,600 - $900

= $2,700

The expired service revenue is

= Received amount ÷ number of months

= $3,600 ÷ 4 months

= $900

It is come by deducting the expired service revenue from the total cash received so that the balance could come