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- November 20, 2019 at 9:18 am #553139
Hi guys, i understand this question had been posted multiple times, but after reading through them i still do not understand the journal entries for the question.
Question 5.3
The following information relates to Eva Co’s sales tax for the month of March 20X3:
$
Sales (including sales tax) 109,250
Purchases (net of sales tax) 64,000
Sales tax is charged at a flat rate of 15%. Eva Co’s sales tax account showed an opening credit balance
of $4,540 at the beginning of the month and a closing debit balance of $2,720 at the end of the
month.
What was the total sales tax paid to regulatory authorities during the month of March 20X3?A $6,470.00
B $11,910.00
C $14,047.50
D $13,162.17The answer is B
I understand that by closing debit balance meant that we probably had overpaid the amount by $2,720, thus that’s why the answer is adding the figure instead of subtracting it. With that said, I do not understand the meaning of “closing debit balance” in the point of a T account. A closing debit balance mean that the figure $2.720 should be put in the debit side isn’t it?
Sorry if the question sounds stupid.
November 20, 2019 at 1:41 pm #553167If there is a closing debit balance, then it means that the debit side of the t-account is higher than the credit side.
So the balancing figure is put on the credit side of the account and carried forward to the debit side.I really do suggest that you watch my free lectures – they are a complete free course for Paper FA, and it is in the lectures on Chapter 3 of the free lecture notes that I show how we take the balances on t-accounts and explain why.
November 21, 2019 at 10:25 am #553268Got it Mr John Moffat. Really grateful for guys like you helping out others without charging us even a single penny.
November 21, 2019 at 1:33 pm #553300You are welcome 🙂
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