The Mazzanti Wholesale Food Company's fiscal year-end is June 30. The company issues quarterly financial statements requiring the company to prepare adjusting entries at the end of each quarter. Assuming all quarterly adjusting entries were properly recorded, prepare the necessary year-end adjusting entries at the end of June 30, 2016, for the following situations.

a. On December 1, 2020, the company paid its annual fire insurance premium of $6,800 for the year beginning December 1 and debited prepaid insurance.
b. On August 31, 2020, the company borrowed $107,500 from a local bank. The note requires principal and interest at 8% to be paid on August 31, 2021.
c. Mazzanti owns a warehouse that it rents to another company. On January 1, 2021, Mazzanti collected $25,600 representing rent for the 2021 calendar year and credited deferred rent revenue.
d. Depreciation on the office building is $18,600 for the fiscal year.
e. Employee salaries for the month of June 2021 $19,000 will be paid on July 20, 2021.

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Answer:

The Mazzanti Wholesale Food Company

Adjusting Journal Entries:

a.

Debit Insurance Expense $3,969

Credit Prepaid Insurance $3,969

To accrue insurance expense for seven months.

b.

Debit Interest Expense $7,167

Credit Interest Payable $7,167

To accrue interest expense for 10 months.

c.

Debit Deferred Rent Revenue $12,800

Credit Rent Revenue $12,800

To record rent revenue earned.

d.

Debit Depreciation expense-Office Building $18,600

Credit Accumulated Depreciation-Office Building $18,600

To record depreciation expense for the year.

e.

Debit Salaries and Wages $19,000

Credit Salaries and Wages Payable $19,000

To accrue salaries for the month of June 2021.

Explanation:

Mazzanti Wholesale Food Company uses journal entries to identify the accounts involved in each business transaction.  Journal entries  identify which account is to be debited and the account to be credited, following basic accounting principle and based on the accounting equation of Assets = Liabilities + Equity.