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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Wigs Plus Company supplies wigs and hair care products to beauty salons throughout California and the Pacific Northwest

PR 9-2A Wigs Plus Company supplies wigs and hair care products to beauty salons throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. The accounts receivable clerk for Wigs Plus prepared the following partially completed aging of receivables schedule as of the end of business on December 31, 2009:

Customer Balance Not Past Due 1-30 31-60 61-90 91-120 Over 120
Alpha Beauty 20,000 20,000
Blonde Wigs 11,000 11,000
Zahn’s Beauty 2,900 2,900
Subtotals 900,000 498,600 217,250 98,750 33,300 29,950 22,150

The following accounts were unintentionally omitted from the aging schedule:
Customer Due Date Balance
Sun Coast Beauty May 30, 2009 $ 2850
Paradise Beauty Store Sept 15, 2009 6050
Helix Hair Products Oct 17, 2009 800
Hairy’s Hair Care Oct 20, 2009 2000
Surf Images Nov 18, 2009 700
Oh The Hair Nov 29, 2009 3500
Mountain Coatings Dec 1, 2009 2250
Lasting Images Jan 9, 2010 7400

Wigs Plus has a past history of uncollectible accounts by age category, as follows:

Age Class Percent Uncollectible
Not Past Due 2%
1-30 Days past due 4
31-60 days past due 10
61-90 days past due 15
91-120 days past due 35
Over 120 days 80

Instructions:
1. Determine the number of days past due for each of the preceding accounts.
2. Complete the aging of receivables schedule
3. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule.
4. Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Wigs Plus has a credit balance of $1,710 before adjustment on December 31, 2009. Journalize the adjustment for uncollectible account.

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Data pertaining to the postretirement health care benefit plan of Sterling Properties include the following for 2011

E 17-27 Postretirement benefits; components of postretirement benefit expense

Data pertaining to the postretirement health care benefit plan of Sterling Properties include the following for 2011:

Service cost 124
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, Jan 1 700
Prior service cost AOCI 50
Prior service cost AOCI none
Net gain AOCI (2011 amort, 1) 91
retiree benefits paid (end of year) 87
contribution to health care benefit fund (end of year) 185
Discount rate 7%

Required:
1. Determine the postretirement benefit expense for 2011.
2. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the postretirement benefit expense, funding, and retiree benefits for 2011.


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Gorky-Park Corporation provides postretirement health care benefits to employees who provide at least 12 years of service and reach age 62 while in service

Gorky-Park Corporation provides postretirement health care benefits to employees who provide at least 12 years of service and reach age 62 while in service. On January 1, 2011, following plan-related data were available

Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 130
Fair value of plan assets none
Average remaining service period to retirement 25 years (same in previous 10 yrs)
Average remaining service period to full eligibility 20 years (same in previous 10 yrs)

On January 1, 2011, Gorky-Park amends the plan to provide certain dental benefits in addition to previously provided medical benefits. The actuary determines that the cost of making the amendment retroactive increases service cost for 2011 is $34 million. The interest rate is 8%.

Requirements
1. Calculate the postretirement benefit expense for 2011.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record the expense.


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Monday, August 31, 2015

Calculate the amount of the child and dependent care credit allowed for 2010 in each of the following cases

Calculate the amount of the child and dependent care credit allowed for 2010 in each of the following cases, assuming the taxpayers had no income other than the stated amounts.

a. William and Carla file a joint tax return. Carla earned $26,000 during the year, while William attended law school full-time for 9 months and earned no income. They paid $3,500 for the care of their 3-year-old child, Carl.
b. Raymond and Michele file a joint tax return. Raymond earned $32,500 during the year, while Michele earned $9,000 for the year from a part-time job. They paid $7,000 for the care of their two children under age 13.
c. Beth is a single taxpayer who has two dependent children under age 5. Beth earned $23,500 in wages during the year and paid $6,700 for the care of her children.


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