Debit net income
Credit owner's capital account
No journal entry for net income it is the difference between total expenses and total revenue and it is the balancing figure
[Debit] Net income account [Credit] General Reserves
when net income is zero
You debit the income summary (which has a credit balance due to a positive net income) for the same amount that is on the credit side to close it out, and you credit retained earnings for the same amount.
Net Income zero means firm has at no profit no loss position and it does not means loss to company.
At your reporting ending period, you will take your net income/loss (Income minus expense) and add/decrease your retained earnings. This is a closing journal entry.
Yes this is right statement as if some expenses are forgot to record it overstated the net income and reduces the expenses but in actual there is less net income then shown in income statement.
The journal entry for receiving commission is as follows: Cash/Bank [Debit] XXXX Commission[Credit] XXXX
Debt Income Summary Credit Retained Earnings.
Closing the journal entries for an S Corporation involves transferring revenue and expense balances to the retained earnings account, reflecting the corporation's net income or loss for the year. This typically requires debiting the revenue accounts and crediting the expense accounts to zero them out, followed by a debit to the Income Summary account and a credit to Retained Earnings for the net income amount. If there is a net loss, the entries would be reversed. Finally, any distributions to shareholders should be recorded separately to reflect the distribution of profits.
Income less than expenses negative numbers below zero. Income more than expenses. Positive numbers above zero a net profit from the business operation.
Release restricted funds by creating a journal entry which is a credit to the restriction account and a debit to retained earnings