Question

Zen Arcade paid the weekly payroll on January 2 by debiting Salaries and Wages Expense for $47,000. The accountant preparing the payroll entry overlooked the fact that Salaries and Wages Expense of $27,000 had been accrued at year end on December 31. The correcting entry is____________.

Answer 1

The correct entry is to reverse the entry on December 3rd

Dr Salaries and Wages expenses of $27,000

Cr Salaries and Wages payable of $27,000

Step-by-step explanation:

During the time of the accrued entry, which is on December 31st

the company registered

Dr Salaries and Wages PAYABLE of $27,000

Cr Salaries and Wages EXPENSES of $27,000

It was just an accrued entry to be able to identify the expenses to the balance sheet, but currently on the original expenses on January 3rd, the entry is reverse, then the real or main expenses is recorded in the balance sheet.

Dr Cash of $47,000

Cr Salaries and Wages EXPENSES of $47,000