Suppose you are a part of a group of students from a prominent university and were sent out as a team to work with a leading merchandizing company as a part of a work experience program. The team having been introduced to the general manger was told that the Accountant who normally prepares the financial statements has suddenly resigned and there is no one available to prepare the company’s financial statements which are now due. As aspiring university students, you and your group members have expressed an interest in taking on the task. As a group, you are required to collaborate and analyse the problem at hand then apply the accrual basis of accounting in the preparation of the company’s financial statements.
See attached Unadjusted Trial Balance and instructions to complete question.
Extracted text: Scholes Shoes Ltd, is a retailer of children's school shoes and they have produced the following Unadjusted Trial Balance: Scholes Shoes Ltd Unadjusted Trial Balance as at December 31, 2018 A/C Name DR CR Cash 1,500,000 Accounts receivable 1,200,000 Allowance for bad debt Merchandise Inventory 100,000 400,000 Store Supplies Prepaid Insurance Building Accumulated depreciation -Building Fixtures and Fittings Accumulated depreciation Fixtures and Fittings Accounts payable Wages payable Interest payable 90,000 1,600,000 10,000,000 3,000,000 1,200,000 240,000 900,000 Unearned Sales revenue 200,000 Mortgage Scholes', Capital Scholes', Withdrawals 2,300,000 6,500,000 150,000 Sales revenue 7,305,000 Sales discout 65,000 Sales returns and allowances 130,000 Cost of goods sold Wages Expense Insurance Expense 3,000,000 870,000 Depreciation Expense - Building Depreciation Expense - Fixtures and Fittings Supplies Expense Utilities Expense Bad Debt Expense 70,000 180,000 Travelling Expense Interest Expense 65,000 25,000 20,545,000 20,545,000
Extracted text: The following additional information was made available at December 31, 2018 a) Insurance of $1,600,000 was paid on January 1, 2018 for the period January 2018 to April 2019. b) The company's building has an estimated life of ten (10) years and is being depreciated on the straight-line method of depreciation, down to a residual value of $0. c) The fixtures and fittings are being depreciated over ten (10) years on the double-declining method of deprecation, down to a residue of $128,849. d) Wages earned by the company's employees and NOT paid at December 31, 2018 amounted to $130,000. e) A physical count of inventory at December 31, 2018, reveals $405,000 worth of inventory on hand. f) The aging of the accounts receivable schedule at December 31, 2018 indicated that the estimated uncollectible on accounts receivable is $120,000. g) Unearned sales revenue earned during December 2018, $100,000. h) Accrued interest payable on mortgage $120,000 Required: 1. Prepare the necessary adjusting entries on December 31, 2018 2. Prepare the company's Multiple-step Income Statement for the year ended December 31. 2018. 3. Prepare the company's Statement of Owner's Equity for the year ended December 31, 2018 4. Prepare the company's classified Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018 5. Prepare the closing entries 6. Prepare the post-closing trial balance