The document discusses adjusting entries in accounting. It explains that adjusting entries are necessary under the accrual basis of accounting to properly recognize revenues and expenses in the correct periods, as revenues should be recorded when earned and expenses recorded when incurred rather than when cash is paid or received. The major types of adjusting entries are for deferrals, such as prepaid expenses and unearned revenues, and for accruals. The document provides examples of adjusting entry journal entries for prepaid expenses and unearned revenues.

1. Chapter
3-1

2. Chapter
3-2
Adjusting the
Accounts
Accounting Principles, Ninth Edition
Chapter three

3. Chapter
3-3
1. Explain the time period assumption.
2. Explain the accrual basis of accounting.
3. Explain the reasons for adjusting entries.
4. Identify the major types of adjusting entries.
5. Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.
6. Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.
7. Describe the nature and purpose of an adjusted
trial balance.
Study Objectives

4. Chapter
3-4
• Types of
adjusting entries
• Adjusting entries
for deferrals
• Adjusting entries
for accruals
• Summary of
journalizing and
posting
Timing Issues
• Fiscal and
calendar years
• Accrual- vs. cash-
basis accounting
• Recognizing
revenues and
expenses
• Preparing the
adjusted trial
balance
• Preparing
financial
statements
The Basics of
Adjusting Entries
The Adjusted
Trial Balance and
Financial
Statements
Adjusting the Accounts

5. Chapter
3-5
• Generally a month, a quarter, or a year.
• Fiscal year vs. calendar year
• Also known as the “Periodicity Assumption”
Timing Issues
Accountants divide the economic life of a
business into artificial time periods
(Time Period Assumption).
SO 1 Explain the time period assumption.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Dec.
. . . . .

6. Chapter
3-6
The time period assumption states that:
a. revenue should be recognized in the accounting
period in which it is earned.
b. expenses should be matched with revenues.
c. the economic life of a business can be divided
into artificial time periods.
d. the fiscal year should correspond with the
calendar year.
Review
Timing Issues
SO 1 Explain the time period assumption.

7. Chapter
3-7
Accrual-Basis Accounting
• Transactions recorded in the periods in which
the events occur
• Revenues are recognized when earned, rather
than when cash is received.
• Expenses are recognized when incurred, rather
than when paid.
Timing Issues
Accrual- vs. Cash-Basis Accounting
SO 2 Explain the accrual basis of accounting.

8. Chapter
3-8
Cash-Basis Accounting
• Revenues are recognized when cash is received.
• Expenses are recognized when cash is paid.
• Cash-basis accounting is not in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Timing Issues
Accrual- vs. Cash-Basis Accounting
SO 2 Explain the accrual basis of accounting.

9. Chapter
3-9
Revenue Recognition Principle
Timing Issues
Recognizing Revenues and Expenses
SO 2 Explain the accrual basis of accounting.
Companies recognize
revenue in the accounting
period in which it is
earned.
In a service enterprise,
revenue is considered to
be earned at the time
the service is performed.

10. Chapter
3-10
Matching Principle
Timing Issues
Recognizing Revenues and Expenses
SO 2 Explain the accrual basis of accounting.
Match expenses with
revenues in the period
when the company makes
efforts to generate
those revenues.
“Let the expenses
follow the revenues.”

11. Chapter
3-11
Timing Issues
SO 2 Explain the accrual basis of accounting.
GAAP relationships
in revenue and
expense recognition
Illustration 3-1

12. Chapter
3-12 SO 2 Explain the accrual basis of accounting.

13. Chapter
3-13
One of the following statements about the accrual
basis of accounting isfalse . That statement is:
a. Events that change a company’s financial
statements are recorded in the periods in which
the events occur.
b. Revenue is recognized in the period in which it is
earned.
c. The accrual basis of accounting is in accord with
generally accepted accounting principles.
d. Revenue is recorded only when cash is received,
and expenses are recorded only when cash is paid.
Review
Timing Issues
SO 2 Explain the accrual basis of accounting.

14. Chapter
3-14
• Adjusting entries make it possible to report
correct amounts on the balance sheet and
on the income statement.
• A company must make adjusting entries
every time it prepares financial statements.
The Basics of Adjusting Entries
SO 3 Explain the reasons for adjusting entries.

15. Chapter
3-15
• Revenues - recorded in the period in which
they are earned.
• Expenses - recognized in the period in which
they are incurred.
• Adjusting entries - needed to ensure that
the revenue recognition and matching
principles are followed.
The Basics of Adjusting Entries
SO 3 Explain the reasons for adjusting entries.

16. Chapter
3-16
Adjusting entries are made to ensure that:
a. expenses are recognized in the period in which
they are incurred.
b. revenues are recorded in the period in which
they are earned.
c. balance sheet and income statement accounts
have correct balances at the end of an
accounting period.
d. all of the above.
Review
Timing Issues
SO 3 Explain the reasons for adjusting entries.

17. Chapter
3-17
Types of Adjusting Entries
1. Prepaid Expenses.
Expenses paid in cash and
recorded as assets before
they are used or consumed.
Deferrals
3. Accrued Revenues.
Revenues earned but not
yet received in cash or
recorded.
4. Accrued Expenses.
Expenses incurred but not
yet paid in cash or
recorded.
2. Unearned Revenues.
Revenues received in cash
and recorded as liabilities
before they are earned.
Accruals
SO 4 Identify the major types of adjusting entries.
Illustration 4-2
Categories of adjusting entries

18. Chapter
3-18
Trial Balance – Each account is analyzed to determine whether
it is complete and up-to-date.
Illustration 3-3
Trial Balance
SO 4 Identify the major types of adjusting entries.

19. Chapter
3-19
Deferrals are either:
• Prepaid expenses
OR
• Unearned revenues.
Adjusting Entries for Deferrals
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

20. Chapter
3-20
Payment of cash that is recorded as an asset
because service or benefit will be received in the
future.
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
• insurance
• supplies
• advertising
Cash Payment Expense Recorded
BEFORE
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.
• rent
• maintenance on equipment
• fixed assets (depreciation)
Prepayments often occur in regard to:

21. Chapter
3-21
Prepaid Expenses
• Costs that expire either with the passage of time
or through use.
• Adjusting entries (1) to record the expenses that
apply to the current accounting period, and (2) to
show the unexpired costs in the asset accounts.
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

22. Chapter
3-22
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.
Adjusting entries for prepaid expenses
• Increases (debits) an expense account and
• Decreases (credits) an asset account.
Illustration 3-4

23. Chapter
3-23
Illustration: Pioneer Advertising Agency purchased advertising
supplies costing $2,500 on October 5. Sierra recorded the
payment by increasing (debiting) the asset Advertising Supplies.
This account shows a balance of $2,500 in the October 31 trial
balance. An inventory count at the close of business on October
31 reveals that $1,000 of supplies are still on hand.
Advertising supplies 1,500
Advertising supplies expense 1,500
Oct. 31
Illustration 3-5
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

24. Chapter
3-24
Illustration: On October 4, Pioneer Advertising Agency paid
$600 for a one-year fire insurance policy. Coverage began on
October 1. Pioneer recorded the payment by increasing (debiting)
Prepaid Insurance. This account shows a balance of $600 in the
October 31 trial balance. Insurance of $50 ($600 / 12) expires
each month.
Prepaid insurance 50
Insurance expense 50
Oct. 31
Illustration 3-6
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

25. Chapter
3-25
Depreciation
• Buildings, equipment, and vehicles (long-lived
assets) are recorded as assets, rather than an
expense, in the year acquired.
• Companies report a portion of the cost of a long-
lived asset as an expense (depreciation) during
each period of the asset’s useful life (Matching
Principle).
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

26. Chapter
3-26
Illustration: Pioneer Advertising estimates depreciation on the
office equipment to be $480 a year, or $40 per month.
Accumulated depreciation 40
Depreciation expense 40
Oct. 31
Illustration 3-7
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

27. Chapter
3-27
Depreciation (Statement Presentation)
• Accumulated Depreciation is a contra asset account.
• Appears just after the account it offsets
(Equipment) on the balance sheet.
Illustration 3-8
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

28. Chapter
3-28
Summary Illustration 3-9
Adjusting Entries for “Prepaid Expenses”
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

29. Chapter
3-29
Receipt of cash that is recorded as a liability
because the revenue has not been earned.
Adjusting Entries for “Unearned Revenues”
• rent
• airline tickets
• school tuition
Cash Receipt Revenue Recorded
BEFORE
• magazine subscriptions
• customer deposits
Unearned revenues often occur in regard to:
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

30. Chapter
3-30
Unearned Revenues
• Company makes an adjusting entry to record the
revenue that has been earned and to show the
liability that remains.
• The adjusting entry for unearned revenues results
in a decrease (a debit) to a liability account and an
increase (a credit) to a revenue account.
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.
Adjusting Entries for “Unearned Revenues”

31. Chapter
3-31 SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.
Adjusting entries for unearned revenues
• Decrease (a debit) to a liability account and
• Increase (a credit) to a revenue account.
Adjusting Entries for “Unearned Revenues”
Illustration 3-10

32. Chapter
3-32
Adjusting Entries for “Unearned Revenues”
Illustration: Pioneer Advertising Agency received $1,200 on
October 2 from R. Knox for advertising services expected to be
completed by December 31. Unearned Service Revenue shows a
balance of $1,200 in the October 31 trial balance. Analysis
reveals that the company earned $400 of those fees in October.
Service revenue 400
Unearned service revenue 400
Oct. 31
Illustration 3-11
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

33. Chapter
3-33
Summary
Adjusting Entries for “Unearned Revenues”
Illustration 3-12
SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

34. Chapter
3-34 SO 5 Prepare adjusting entries for deferrals.

35. Chapter
3-35
Made to record:
• Revenues earned and
OR
• Expenses incurred
in the current accounting period that have not
been recognized through daily entries.
Adjusting Entries for Accruals
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.

36. Chapter
3-36
Revenues earned but not yet received in cash or
recorded.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Revenues”
• rent
• interest
• services performed
BEFORE
Accrued revenues often occur in regard to:
Cash Receipt
Revenue Recorded
Adjusting entry results in:
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.

37. Chapter
3-37
Accrued Revenues
An adjusting entry serves two purposes:
(1) It shows the receivable that exists, and
(2) It records the revenues earned.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Revenues”
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.

38. Chapter
3-38
Adjusting entries for accrued revenues
• Increases (debits) an asset account and
• Increases (credits) a revenue account.
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Revenues”
Illustration 3-13

39. Chapter
3-39
Illustration: In October Pioneer Advertising Agency earned
$200 for advertising services that had not been recorded.
Service Revenue 200
Accounts Receivable 200
Oct. 31
Illustration 3-14
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Revenues”

40. Chapter
3-40
Summary
Illustration 3-15
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Revenues”
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.

41. Chapter
3-41
Expenses incurred but not yet paid in cash or
recorded.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Expenses”
• rent
• interest
BEFORE
Accrued expenses often occur in regard to:
Cash Payment
Expense Recorded
• taxes
• salaries
Adjusting entry results in:
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.

42. Chapter
3-42
Accrued Expenses
An adjusting entry serves two purposes:
(1) It records the obligations, and
(2) It recognizes the expenses.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Expenses”
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.

43. Chapter
3-43
Adjusting entries for accrued expenses
• Increases (debits) an expense account and
• Increases (credits) a liability account.
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Expenses”
Illustration 3-16

44. Chapter
3-44 SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.
Illustration: Pioneer Advertising Agency signed a three-month
note payable in the amount of $5,000 on October 1. The note
requires Pioneer to pay interest at an annual rate of 12%.
Interest payable 50
Interest expense 50
Oct. 31
Illustration 3-18
Illustration 3-17
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Expenses”

45. Chapter
3-45 SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.
Illustration: Pioneer Advertising Agency last paid salaries on
October 26; the next payment of salaries will not occur until
November 9. The employees receive total salaries of $2,000 for
a five-day work week, or $400 per day. Thus, accrued salaries at
October 31 are $1,200 ($400 x 3 days).
Salaries payable 1,200
Salaries expense 1,200
Oct. 31
Illustration 3-20
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Expenses”

46. Chapter
3-46
Summary
Illustration 3-21
SO 6 Prepare adjusting entries for accruals.
Adjusting Entries for “Accrued Expenses”

47. Chapter
3-47
After all adjusting entries are journalized and posted
the company prepares another trial balance from the
ledger accounts (Adjusted Trial Balance).
Its purpose is to prove the equality of debit balances
and credit balances in the ledger.
The Adjusted Trial Balance
SO 7 Describe the nature and purpose of an adjusted trial balance.

48. Chapter
3-48
The Adjusted Trial Balance

49. Chapter
3-49
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