Depreciation Expense
Standard closing entries: Close Revenue accounts to Income Summary by debiting Revenue and crediting Income Summary. Close Expense accounts to Income Summary by debiting Income Summary and crediting Expense accounts. Close Income Summary to Capital account by debiting Income Summary and crediting Capital account. Close Withdrawals account to Capital account by debiting Capital account and crediting Withdrawals account.
Depreciation Expense
At the end of the accounting period, the Revenue and Expense accounts are closed to the Income Summary account. The balances from these accounts are transferred to the Income Summary, which then reflects the net income or loss for the period. Finally, the Income Summary account is closed to Retained Earnings, updating the equity section of the balance sheet.
The four closing entries are used to close temporary accounts and prepare them for the next accounting period. They include closing revenue accounts to the Income Summary account, closing expense accounts to the Income Summary account, transferring the balance of the Income Summary account to the Retained Earnings account, and closing dividends (or withdrawals) accounts to the Retained Earnings account. These entries ensure that the temporary accounts reflect a zero balance at the start of the new period.
Income summary
Standard closing entries: Close Revenue accounts to Income Summary by debiting Revenue and crediting Income Summary. Close Expense accounts to Income Summary by debiting Income Summary and crediting Expense accounts. Close Income Summary to Capital account by debiting Income Summary and crediting Capital account. Close Withdrawals account to Capital account by debiting Capital account and crediting Withdrawals account.
Depreciation Expense
At the end of the accounting period, the Revenue and Expense accounts are closed to the Income Summary account. The balances from these accounts are transferred to the Income Summary, which then reflects the net income or loss for the period. Finally, the Income Summary account is closed to Retained Earnings, updating the equity section of the balance sheet.
Accounts receivable
The four closing entries are used to close temporary accounts and prepare them for the next accounting period. They include closing revenue accounts to the Income Summary account, closing expense accounts to the Income Summary account, transferring the balance of the Income Summary account to the Retained Earnings account, and closing dividends (or withdrawals) accounts to the Retained Earnings account. These entries ensure that the temporary accounts reflect a zero balance at the start of the new period.
The four closing entries for a sole proprietorship include: Closing Revenue Accounts: Transfer total revenues to the Income Summary account. Closing Expense Accounts: Transfer total expenses to the Income Summary account. Closing the Income Summary: Transfer the net income or loss from the Income Summary to the owner's Capital account. Closing Drawings: Transfer the owner's withdrawals (or drawings) from the Capital account to zero out the Drawings account.
The answer is income summary.
Income summary
Income summary
The income summary is also referred to as the revenue summary or the profit and loss statement. It serves as a temporary account used to close revenue and expense accounts at the end of an accounting period.
Income Summary
Income summary is a temporary adjusting account, which eliminates all the revenues and expenses (the temporary accounts) and transfers the effect (profit or loss) to the owner's capital capital account thereby increasing or decreasing it.