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Question

Winters Landscape Services accrued \(4,000 of Salaries Expense at December 31. Winters paid the next payroll at January 10 of

\)6,000. This payment included the accrued amount at December 31, plus $2,000 for the first few days of January.

25A. Journalize the cash payment

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Journal entry is as follows:

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Jan. 10

Salaries Expense

$6,000

 

 

    Cash

 

$6,000

 

To record payment of salaries

 

 

1Explanation on Salaries Expense

Salaries expense indicates the total cost incurred on the labor part of the total business process

2Explanation on Reversal Entry

Cash payment of salaries will be recorded by debiting salary expense and crediting cash by $6,000, respectively.