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If a business has a net income for the period, the journal entry to close the balance of the Income Summary account is?

a. a debit to owner's capital, a credit to Income Summary b. a debit to Fees, a credit to owner's capital c. a debit to Income Summary, a credit to owner's capital d. a debit to owner's capital, a credit to Fees.

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Question ajoutée par خالد ابراهيم , Senior Accountant , Al Khayyat Group /Peugeot and Mazda Automative agent in Jordan
Date de publication: 2013/11/10
Rehan Qureshi
par Rehan Qureshi , Financial Consultant , Self Employeed

Let us use the Option C which is correct

خالد ابراهيم
par خالد ابراهيم , Senior Accountant , Al Khayyat Group /Peugeot and Mazda Automative agent in Jordan

Only one choice is correct , I will put answer after48 hours.

 

Khalid

MUDDASSER ALI
par MUDDASSER ALI , Manager Accounts , M/s Ghulam Muhammad & Sons (GMS (Pvt) Ltd). (Autoparts Manufacturing Concern)

true ans is C

DR  Income statment A/c

CR  Retained Earnings A/c or Accumlated Profit & loss A/c

Ahmed Abdi Mahad
par Ahmed Abdi Mahad , Director of Internal Auditing Directorate , Jigjiga University

whenever there is a net income the income summery account will have a credit balance and if there is a net loss the income summery account will have a debit balance. therefore, when i come to answer your question so as to close the balance of the income summery and increase the owners equity you must do the following journal entry

                                                                                debit                          credit

income summery account ........................  XXXXXXX

      owner's equity ........................................................................... XXXXXXX

therefore choice C is the correct answer

   

Muhammad Sajjad
par Muhammad Sajjad , Chief Accountant , Hassan Kabbani Est. for Gen. Const. of Buildings (IKK Group of Companies)

Will go with option >>>>>>>>>C

 

Abdul Hafeez Abdul Ghani
par Abdul Hafeez Abdul Ghani , Manager Accounts & Inventory , HBR Textile Industries

C as income account will be closed for the period by posting debit entry and owner`s capital will be increased. 

Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed
par Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed , Assistant Financial Manager , El Shahd Contracting, Export and Import

Option C

Jerry Jarrar
par Jerry Jarrar , Manager , Sam’s Mart Corporation

where is the Question? in other words the goal of the processing is the account to be used, all the above can be used.

Muzafar Chandio
par Muzafar Chandio , Accountant , Sindh Land Management Company

C is correct option.(but first you will have to Debit  net income and to credit income summary account)

 

Salih Mohamed
par Salih Mohamed , Chief Accountant , Yasin Al Hamed Advocates and Legal Consultants

C is correct choice

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