Question

Due to the terms of its​ lease, ​Services, Inc., pays the rent for its new office space in one annual payment of on ​1, . The lease covers the period of ​1, ​, through ​31, . Services has a​ year-end of 31. Assume that Services had no other prepaid rent​ transactions, nor did it have a Prepaid Rent beginning balance in . Give the journal entries that Services would make for​ (a) the annual rent payment of on 1 and​ (b) the adjusting entry for rent expense on ​31, . What is the balance of Prepaid Rent at ​31, ​?

Answer 1

a.

August 31

DR Prepaid Rent .........................................................$21,000

CR Cash.........................................................................................$21,000

(To record Prepaid rent)

b.

December 31

DR Rent.........................................................................$8,750

CR Prepaid Rent .........................................................................$8,750

(To record prepaid rent recognized)

Working

= $21,000 * 5/12 (August to December)

= $8,750

c. Balance in Prepaid rent;

= 21,000 - 8,750

= $12,250