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Please give an example of how an entity’s revenue may result from a decrease in liability...

  1. Please give an example of how an entity’s revenue may result from a decrease in liability from primary operations.
  1. Please provide the journal entry based on the example you described.  Hint: it is an adjusting entry.
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When cash is received by a company for the services to be performed in future , resulting in increase in cash and increase in liability (unearned revenue).Revenue is recognized when the services are performed thus the liability decreases(unearned revenue) and increase in service revenue

Ex: Company received 5000 from customer in advance for the services to be performed next month.

Journal Entry

Cash received in advance for services to be performed in future

Cash DR 5,000

Unearned revenue CR 5,000

when the services are performed

Unearned revenue DR    5,000

Service revenue    CR 5,000

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