Johnson Company had the following account balances at the end of the most recent fiscal year: Cash: $4,300, Accounts Receivable: $1,200, Supplies: $200, Accounts Payable: $700, S. Johnson, Capital: $2,900, S. Johnson, Drawing: $300, Fees Income: $4,900, Rent Expense: $1,300, Advertising Expense: $1,000, Supplies Expense: $200. Assuming that these were the only accounts used by Johnson Company during the year, for which of the following steps in the closing process would a compound entry be necessary?
Step 1: Transfer Revenue Account Balances
Step 2: Transfer Expense Account Balances
Step 3: Transfer Net Income or Net Loss to Owner’s Equity
Step 4: Transfer the Drawing Account Balance to Capital

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Answer and Explanation:

The journal entries are shown below:

For step 1

Fees Income $ 4,900  

      To Income Summary $4,900

(Being revenue account is closed)  

For step 2

Income Summary $2,500  

          To Rent Expense  $1,300

          To Advertising expense $1,000

          To Supplies expense  $200

(Being Expense account is closed )

For step 3

Income Summary ($4,900 - $2,500) $2,400  

         To Johnson`s Capital  $2,400

(Being transfer net income to capital is recorded)

For Step 4

Johnson`s Capital $300  

        To Johnson`s Drawings      $300

(Being closing of drawings to capital account is recorded)

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