1. Month &
Year-End
Processing
Slideshow 9

2. Contents Slideshow 9 What is month-end/year-end processing? 3
Why do you need to make adjustments at period-end? 4
Adjustments at Period-End
- Bank Reconciliation 5
- Office/Store Supplies
- Prepaid Insurance
- Accrued Wages
- Accrued Expenses
- Inventory Adjustment
- Accrued Interest
- Amortization Adjustment
Month-End and Year-End Reports 15
- Trial Balance
- Income Statement
- Balance Sheet
- Journal Entries – ALL
Slideshow 9

3. The economic life of a business can be divided into time periods.
What is month-end/year-end processing?
A good accounting system is designed to produce periodic reports, usually at the end of each month. At the end of the fiscal year, annual financial statements are prepared. (GAAP: Time Period Concept)
The annual reporting period (referred to as a fiscal year) is not always the same as the calendar year ending December 31. A company can adopt a fiscal year consisting of any 12 consecutive months.
The time periods covered by financial reports are referred to as accounting periods.
Month-end or year-end processing refers to a thorough review of the transactions during the accounting period and making adjustments, if necessary.
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Time Period Concept
The economic life of a business
can be divided into time periods.

4. Why do you need to make adjustments at period-end?
During an accounting period, financial transactions are entered in the company records according to source documents such as cheques received and issued, invoices received and issued, credit/debit memos, etc. (GAAP: Objectivity Principle) However, some financial events may occur that do not generate source documents. At period-end, these types of transactions should be taken into account before producing period-end reports. (GAAP: Full Disclosure Principle)
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Adjustments normally made during period-end are discussed in the slides that follow.
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Decrease in Office/Store Supplies
Supplies are recorded in an asset account at the time of purchase. During the accounting period, they are consumed, and therefore the asset account should be adjusted at period-end to reflect the decrease in their value.
Expiration of Insurance Protection
Insurance protection usually covers a specific period of time in the future (e.g., for one or more years). It is recorded as PREPAID INSURANCE when the premium is paid in advance. At period-end, the value of used-up amount for insurance protection should be calculated and recorded.
Expiration of other Prepaid Assets
Other prepaid assets that may decrease in value are:
Land/building leases.
Subscriptions.
Equipment leases.
Professional or legal fees paid in advance.
Amortization of Equipment and other Assets
In time, equipment and other assets such as vehicles, etc. may decrease in value. At the time of purchase, each of these assets is recorded in a separate asset account. At period-end, the value of these assets has to be evaluated and adjustments must be made to reflect the decrease in value.

5. (Adjusted cash balance) Bank (Account) Reconciliation
Adjustments at Period-End:
Bank Reconciliation
Most adjustments are entered in the General Journal.
The complete account (bank) reconciliation process is discussed in Slideshow 12. Step-by-step instructions in using the Reconciliation & Deposits Journal are given in the text in Chapter 12.
For illustrative purposes, let us assume that your estimated bank charges for December is $ It is estimated because you had not yet received the bank statement for December. Since the expense is incurred in December but not yet documented, it needs to be recorded as an estimated expense. It should therefore be recorded before year-end closing.
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Study the appropriate General Journal entry to record the estimated bank charges expense.
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Company may need to make adjustments in the company records due to:
Bank charges/interest charges
Interest earned
NSF cheques
Company’s bookkeeping errors
Company may need to adjust the calculation of the cash balance on the bank statement to account for:
Outstanding cheques
Deposits in transit
Bank errors
Company cash account = Adjusted bank balance
(Adjusted cash balance)
Bank (Account) Reconciliation

6. Expenses are matched with revenues in the period when
Adjustments at Period-End:
Prepaid Office/Store Supplies
Following the GAAP: Matching Principle, you need to adjust the value of office/store supplies at period-end.
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Using the example, Prepaid Office Supplies should be adjusted by $ as an Office Supplies Expense at month-end.
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Study the original purchase journal entry (purchase of office supplies on credit) and the month-end adjustment to record used office supplies.
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Study the effect of the entries on the Office Supplies asset and expense accounts at period-end.
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Matching Principle
Expenses are matched with
revenues in the period when
efforts are made to generate
the revenue.
Example:
An accounting consultant, Faye Anderson, bought $ worth of paper and printing supplies in December. She collected $2, consulting fees from her clients that month.
Faye entered $ for paper and printing supplies as prepaid asset.
At the end of the month, she calculated that she used up $ worth of the supplies she purchased earlier. When Faye prepares her monthly financial statement for December, she should report the $2, revenue and her expenses to earn the revenue, including $ (not $600.00) for supplies.
Original Purchase Journal Entry
DR Prepaid Office Supplies
CR Accounts Payable
Month-End Adjustment
DR Office Supplies Expense
CR Prepaid Office Supplies
Prepaid Office Supplies Office Supplies Expense
Dec Dec Dec
Balance

7. Original Payment of Insurance Coverage DR Prepaid Insurance 600.00
Adjustments at Period-End:
Prepaid Insurance
A company would usually pay for insurance protection for one or more years. Insurance at the date of subscription is entered as Prepaid Insurance. As each day goes by, some of the insurance protection expires. The value of the expired insurance coverage becomes an expense.
For example, the company pays for insurance on December 1 for one year. Study the entry at right.
At the end of December, Prepaid Insurance is reduced by $50.00 ($600/12mos.). This principle also applies to extended warranties on equipment or vehicles.
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Study the month-end adjustment.
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Study the effect of the entries on the Insurance asset and expense accounts.
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Original Payment of Insurance Coverage
DR Prepaid Insurance
CR Cash in Bank
Month-End Adjustment
DR Insurance Expense
CR Prepaid Insurance
Prepaid Insurance Insurance Expense
Dec Dec Dec
Balance

8. Accrued Wages Accrued Wages DR Wages Expense 3, 600.00
Adjustments at Period-End:
Accrued Wages
You learned about accrued wages in Chapter 7. The principle in recording accrued wages is the same as prepaid expenses. (GAAP: Matching Principle)
For example, the company pays for wages every other Monday. In this example, the wages payable on December 1, 2014 include wages payable for November 25 to 30 (see right). The corresponding accrued wages have to be entered as an expense in November.
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Study the appropriate journal entry on November 31, assuming the accrued wages amount to $3,
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Payday
Accrued Wages
DR Wages Expense ,
CR Wages Payable ,600.00

9. Utility Expense in November 2014 Journal Entry
Adjustments at Period-End:
Accrued Expenses
A good example of accrued expenses is utility bills. Utility companies send bills covering a certain period; e.g., from 15th of one month to the 14th of the next month (see underlined dates at right).
Assuming that the utility bill averages $500.00, to find the daily consumption rate: $500 /30 days (notice underscored dates for Nov. and Dec.) = $16.13 per day. To find utility expense for December, 2014: $16.67*16 days in November = $
$ is then charged to Utility Expense for November 2014 and ($ for December 2014).
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Study the journal entry for the utility expense in November 2014.
It is credited to Accrued Liabilities because the expense is a payable amount at this time. Accrued Liabilities will be explained further in the next slideshow.
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Utility Expense in November 2014 Journal Entry
DR Utility Expense
CR Accrued Liabilities

10. Adjustments at Period-End:
Periodic Inventory
You learned in Slideshow 8B how to make INVENTORY adjustments in a Perpetual system. You would perform the same procedure for month-end and/or year-end after a physical count of Inventory.
To review the Inventory Adjustment in Slideshow 8B, you would start on the Inventory & Services screen by clicking Adjust Inventory.
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You would fill in the Inventory Adjustments Journal according to the physical count of Inventory, compared to the current levels on record.
When posted, the Inventory Adjustments Journal Entry would reflect increases or decreases of Inventory according to the Inventory Adjustments Journal.
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11. Accrued Interest Expense in December 2014 Journal Entry
Adjustments at Period-End:
Accrued Interest
Processing accrued interest is very similar to accrued expenses. For example, the company has a bank loan balance of 8% interest per year; the monthly interest cost is $200.
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Like accrued expenses, Interest Expense is debited and Accrued Liabilities is credited.
Note: Do not confuse recording accrued bank loan interest and journalizing a bank payment. When you are recording accrued interest expense, you are accounting for the interest expense applicable to the period ending (GAAP: Matching Principle); therefore, you would record only the interest.
If you are journalizing a loan payment with interest, you need to record both the principal amount of loan paid off and the interest applicable.
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Accrued Interest Expense in
December 2014 Journal Entry
DR Interest Expense
CR Accrued Liabilities

12. Depreciation Adjustment at Year-End
Adjustments at Period-End:
Depreciation
At the time of purchase, an asset is recorded in the company files according to the purchase price (GAAP: Cost Principle). As time goes by, capital assets such as equipment, building, machinery, vehicles, etc. depreciate (lessen) in value. A depreciation adjustment is usually done monthly, quarterly or yearly.
There are various ways of calculating depreciation. The Canada Income Tax Act guidelines may be helpful. First, study related terminology.
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For example, a computer equipment (see right for definitions) :
Cost = $3,000
Salvage Value = $100
Estimated Life = 5 years
3000 – 100 5
Study the journal entry for the depreciation adjustment.
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Cost
Purchase price of the asset.
Salvage Value
Estimated value at the end of the estimated life of the asset.
Estimated Life
The estimated number of years that the company is expected to enjoy benefits from the asset. The Canada Income Tax Act provides guidelines for estimated life for each class of assets, among others.
Depreciation
Had been referred to as amortization. It is the value by which an asset is reduced at a specified period of time.
Depreciation Adjustment at Year-End
DR Deprec. Expense – Computer Equip
CR Deprec. Amort. – Computer Equip
= $580 yearly
depreciation

13. General Ledger Listing - Detail
Month-End Reports
To complete your audit trail files, you must print month-end reports (see right). This is a sound practice in order to preserve your reports in case of data loss due to computer glitches.
Financial reports give you an overview of your company’s health and cash flow, and can help identify problems in your company’s performance. They give you a snapshot of your assets, liabilities, and equity, showing income, expenses, and net profit or loss over time.
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An easy way to find the financial report that could help you is through the Report Centre. Study the reports available in the COMPANY Home Report Centre.
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Month-End Reports
Trial Balance
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Journal Entries – ALL
General Ledger Listing - Detail

14. Month-End Reports:
Trial Balance
You can find the balance of each G/L account on the Trial Balance.
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Debits are always equal to Credits.
For every prepaid asset, there is a corresponding expense account.
For every capital asset that can depreciate, there is a corresponding depreciation account. They are called accumulated because the amount represents the total of the reduction of the value of the asset from the time of purchase.
Depreciation Expense – All is the total of amortization of all capital assets during the current accounting period.
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15. Month-End Reports:
Income Statement
The Income Statement is an itemized list of revenues and expenses. It tells you whether you made a profit (Net Income) or had a loss (Net Loss). This detailed information is important for business analysis and decision making.
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16. Assets = Liabilities + Equity Balance Sheet
Month-End Reports:
Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet, also referred to as the Statement of Financial Position, provides information that helps users understand a company’s financial status at a given date.
TOTAL ASSETS are equal to LIABILITIES and EQUITY, which is why it is called a Balance Sheet.
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Assets =
Liabilities +
Equity

17. Income Statement Balance Sheet
Month-End Reports: Balance Sheet (continued)
NET INCOME from the Income Statement is carried over to the Equity section of the Balance Sheet via CURRENT EARNINGS.
After this is done, the Balance Sheet reflects changes in the Owner’s Equity’s position at the end of the period.
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Income Statement
Balance Sheet

18. ALL General Ledger Report and Journal Entries - ALL
Month-End Reports:
ALL General Ledger Report and Journal Entries - ALL
It is good practice to print and file all General Ledger Report and Journal Entries – ALL for the audit trail.
Review the type of information you will find in General Ledger Report.
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Review a sample Journal Entries – ALL report.
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