Financial Accounting Reporting: Saint Theresa College of Tandag, Inc
Financial Accounting Reporting: Saint Theresa College of Tandag, Inc
COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY
Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTING and
REPORTING
Module 104
Topics
Intended Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit the students must have:
1. Prepared a working paper, closing entries, financial statements and reversing entries.
Topic 1 | The Working Paper
INTRODUCTION
Let us have a recount of what we have learned so far:
Steps I the accounting cycle:
The Working Paper or the worksheet is a device used as a convenient and orderly way of organizing
the accounting data to facilitate the preparation of adjusting entries, financial statements and closing
entries. It is not part of the formal accounting records, but it is an accounting device used to accumulate
and organize data thus facilitating the checking, handling and keeping of the accounting records.
The basic form of the working paper could be presented as shown below: The heading of the worksheet
states the following:
(1) Name of the business;
(2) Title of the report; and
(3) Date covered by the report.
Ogawa Servicing
Worksheet
For the period ended December 31, 20x1
The general The account The amount of The new The adjusted The adjusted
ledger open balances are adjustment for account values amounts of amounts of
accounts are recorded here the affected of the affected the revenue the assets,
listed here in as they are accounts are accounts are and expenses liabilities and
the same presented in written here. written here accounts are owner’s equity
order as they the trial after extended are extended
are presented balance. combining any here. here.
in the trial adjustments
balance. with the
unadjusted
account value.
By means of the working paper, the accountant is able to assemble on one sheet of paper all
data necessary in adjusting and closing the books of accounts including the preliminary preparation of
financial statements. As a result, the working paper helps accountants in determining the arithmetical
accuracy of the accounts before adjusting and closing entries in the books of accounts and preparing the
formal financial statements.
The following steps are recommended in the preparation of the working paper:
Write the heading at the center of the topmost part of the working paper: the business name,
the title “Working Paper,” and the date of the working paper.
Copy the trial in the first pair of the columns with the heading “Unadjusted Trial Balance.”
Step 2: Adjustments
Adjustments are entered in the pair of columns with the heading “Adjustments.”
“Adjusted Trial Balance” columns is an optional pair of columns, which means that the adjusted
trial balance can be done away with in the working paper. The adjusted trial balance columns are used
especially when there are numerous adjustments. The inclusion of the adjusted trial balance columns in
the working paper is intended to minimize possible rechecking or re-computation should there be an
unbalanced balance sheet or income statement.
The adjusted account balances are extended to the corresponding financial statements’
columns.
Nominal accounts, which include the revenue and expense accounts are extended to the
income statement columns. Whereas, Real accounts, which include the assets, liabilities and capital
account and any contra asset valuation accounts (such as allowance for bad debts and accumulated
depreciation) are extended to the balance sheet columns.
Total the financial statements’ columns. The income statement and balance sheet columns are
totaled to arrive at sub-totals.
The difference of the sub-totals of the income statement columns would represent either
income of loss:
If the difference is an income, such amount is extended to the credit column of the balance
sheet. It is because income increases the capital account, which has a normal credit balance in the
balance sheet. If the difference is loss, it is extended to the debit column of the balance sheet because
losses decrease the capital account.
ILLUSTRATION 101
The unadjusted trial balance for the year ended December 31, 2019 of Ogawa Delivery Services
is presented below, together with the information for adjustments.
Requirements:
REQUIREMENT NUMBER 1
GENERAL JOURNAL
Page No.___0X_____
DATE ACCOUNT TITLES/DESCRIPTIONS P.R. DEBIT CREDIT
2019
a. Supplies Expense P 2 700 00
Supplies P 2 700 00
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial statements are the means by which the information accumulated and processed in financial
accounting is periodically communicated to the users. Financial statements are the end products of
accounting process.
The statement of financial position is dated as at the end of the reporting period. The statement of
profit or loss and comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows are dated covering the
reporting period. In practice, notes to financial statements are simply dated by the end of the reporting
period.
*NOTE: IN this Problem let us assume that this amount was the beginning balance and no
additional investment happened for this year.
OGAWA DELIVERY SERVICES
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As of December 31, 2019
No. ACCOUNT TITLE
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
110 Cash 63,400
120 Accounts Receivable 36,100
125 Less: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 8,952 27,148
130 Supplies 6,200
140 Prepaid Insurance 13,000
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS P 109,748
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
150 Land 460,000
160 Building 820,000
165 Less: Accumulated Depreciation-Building 194,600 625,400
170 Equipment 530,000
175 Less: Accumulated Depreciation- 177,000 353,000
Equipment
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS P 1,438,400
TOTAL ASSETS P 1,548,148
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
210 Accounts Payable P 21,600
220 Accrued Salaries Payable 1,800
230 Accrued Interest Payable 2,100
240 Unearned Delivery Fees 8,000
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 33,500
NON-CURRENT LIABILITY
250 Mortgage Payable 580,000
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITY 580,000
OWNER’S EQUITY
310 Ogawa, Capital 934,648
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNER’S EQUTIY P 1,548,148
NOTES:
1. Since there was no additional informational information about cash, then preparation for the
Statement of Cash Flows is impossible.
2. Notes to Financial Statements will be discussed in higher accounting subjects.
3. Since there were other income transactions, then Income Statement is already enough.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
The cash flows of a business are reported using the statement of cash flows. There are two variations on
the template for this report, which are the direct method and the indirect method. The indirect method
is used by nearly all organizations, since it is much easier to derive from the existing accounts.
In the statement of cash flows, cash flow information is reported within three separate classifications.
The use of classifications is intended to improve the quality of the information presented. These
classifications are:
Operating activities. These are an entity’s primary revenue-producing activities. Operating activities is
the default classification, so if a cash flow does not belong in either of the following two classifications, it
belongs in this classification. Operating cash flows are generally associated with revenues and expenses.
Examples of cash inflows from operating activities are cash receipts from the sale of goods or services,
collection of accounts receivable, lawsuit settlements, normal insurance settlements, and supplier
refunds. Examples of cash outflows for operating activities are for payments to employees and suppliers,
fees and fines, lawsuit settlements, cash payments to lenders for interest, contributions to charity, cash
refunds to customers, and the settlement of asset retirement obligations. U
Investing activities. These are investments in productive assets, as well as in the debt and equity
securities issued by other entities. These cash flows are generally associated with the purchase or sale of
assets. Examples are cash receipts from the sale or collection of loans, the sale of securities issued by
other entities, the sale of long-term assets, and the proceeds from insurance settlements related to
damaged property. Examples of cash outflows from investing activities are cash payments for loans
made to other entities, the purchase of the debt or equity of other entities, and the purchase of fixed
assets (including capitalized interest).
Financing activities. These are the activities resulting in alterations to the amount of contributed equity
and an entity’s borrowings. These cash flows are generally associated with liabilities or equity, and
involve transactions between the reporting entity and its providers of capital. Examples are cash
receipts from the sale of an entity’s own equity instruments or from issuing debt, and proceeds from
derivative instruments. Examples of cash outflows from financing activities are cash outlays for
dividends, share repurchases, payments for debt issuance costs, and the paydown of outstanding debt.
CLOSING ENTRIES
After adjustments are recorded in the general journal and posted in the general ledger, the
open accounts of the revenue and expense accounts should be closed to the capital account at the end
of accounting period.
Nature of closing entries: The life of the business is divided into accounting periods at the end of which
financial statements are to be prepared. The income or loss for each period is computed in a non-
cumulative manner. Therefore, the income and expense accounts must be kept in such a way that their
balances do not mix with the revenue and expense of the succeeding periods. This is accomplished
through journal entries known as closing entries.
IMPORTANT NOTES TO REMEMBER
1. To close the nominal accounts is to bring the revenue-expense account balances to zero.
Accordingly, to bring the revenue accounts to zero, their balances should be debited because
they have a normal credit balance. On the other hand, balances of expenses accounts should be
credited because they have normal debit balances.
2. The “Income Summary” or “Revenue and Expense Summary” account will be used as a
temporary account to close the income statement accounts. The ledger balances of the income
summary accounts will represent income or loss for the period. As a temporary account, the
income summary account is ultimately close to the capital account.
3. Owner’s withdrawals or owner’s drawing is another temporary or nominal account which should
be closed to the capital account. Drawing account is not closed to income summary account but
instead closed directly to capital account and would not be reported in the income statement.
Using the same data in the previous illustrations, the working paper is used to facilitate the closing of
temporary accounts. The illustration in the next page shows the making of the closing entries.
1. The accounts with light blue highlights are subject for closing entries. All of them are called
“Temporary or Nominal Account” while the other accounts with no highlights are called
“Permanent or Real Accounts”.
2. Revenue and Expense Accounts are closed first in the Income Summary then to the Capital
Accounts while Withdrawal is closed directly to the Capital Account.
3. The Closing entries shall be posted individually to the general ledger accounts to make the
balances of all nominal accounts and drawing account become zero.
GENERAL JOURNAL
Page No.___0X_____
DATE ACCOUNT TITLES/DESCRIPTIONS P.R. DEBIT CREDIT
2019
(a) Delivery Fees Earned P 347,600 00
Income Summary P 347,600 00
To close the revenue account
GENERAL LEDGER
DELIVERY FEES EARNED - 410
DATE EXPLANATIONS JOURNAL DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE
2020 REFERENC
E
Balance-12/31/2019 GL-410 347 00
600
Closing GL 347 00 0 00
600
After the posting of the closing entries to all nominal accounts and the capital account to the
ledger, the remaining ledger accounts would only be the open accounts of the balance sheet. These
accounts can now be used to prepare the post-closing trial balance, as shown below.
ILLUSTRATION 104
Reversing entries are journal entries made at the beginning of the next accounting period and
are exactly the reverse of adjusting entries. Therefore, reversing entries are made after the
preparation of financial statements and closing of the books of accounts, but before the recording of
the regular transactions of the next accounting period.
The purpose of reversing is not to correct the adjusting entries but to simplify the recording of
the recurring transaction of the next period.
The use of reversing entries is optional in the accounting cycle because it does not change the
amount reported I the financial statement.
RULES IN REVERSING
As a general rule, a reversing entry is made if an adjustment previously entered increases the
balance sheet totals. Hence, not all adjustments are to be reversed at the beginning of the next
period. Specifically, the following adjustments normally require reversal:
ILLUSTRATION 105
Since the post-closing trial balance is already available, we will prepare reversing entries at the
beginning of the next accounting period. Let us assume also that the company is using the following
accounting policies:
Asset Method – Prepaid Rent
Asset Method – Supplies
Income Method for Delivery Fees Earned
GENERAL JOURNAL
Page No.___0X_____
DATE ACCOUNT TITLES/DESCRIPTIONS P.R. DEBIT CREDIT
2019
(a) Insurance Expense 13 000 00
Prepaid Insurance 13 000 00
COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM
The unadjusted trial balance for the year ended December 31, 2019 of Littefinger Professional Services
is presented below, together with the information for adjustments.
Requirements:
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