Mayaguez Corpration provides its officers with bonuses based on the net income. For 2017, the bonus es total $350,000 and are paid on Feb 15, 2018. Prepare Mayaguez's December 31, 2017, adjusting entry and the Feb 15, 2018 ,entry.
Journal Entries | ||||
Date | Account Title | Debit | Credit | |
Dec.31,2017 | Salaries Expenses | $350,000 | ||
Bonus Payable | $350,000 | |||
(recording of bonuses payable for the year) | ||||
Feb.15,2018 | Bonus Payable | $350,000 | ||
Cash | $350,000 | |||
(recording of bonus payment for last year) | ||||
Mayaguez Corpration provides its officers with bonuses based on the net income. For 2017, the bonus...
Martinez Corporation provides its officers with bonuses based on net income. For 2020, the bonuses total $346,500 and are paid on February 15, 2021. Prepare Martinez’s December 31, 2020, adjusting entry and the February 15, 2021, entry. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.) Date...
Springfield Company offers a bonus plan to its employees and the amount of the employee bonuses for the current year is estimated to be $968,000 to be paid during January of the following year. The joumal entry on December 31 to record the bonuses is: Multiple Choice Debit Uneamed Bonuses $968,000, credit Bonus Payable $968,000 Debit Employee Bonus Expense $968,000 credit Bonus Payable $968,000 No entry since the bonuses are not paid until January Debit Estimated Bonus Payable $968,000 credit Cash $968,000 Debit Employee Bonus Expense...
Symbols Inc. provides executives and employees with an annual bonus based on performance. The bonus pool (total bonuses) is estimated at $15,000,000, if the company achieves target performance goals. The bonus pool changes based on performance and can vary from 50% to 150% of the target bonus pool. Prepare the journal entries for March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 based on the estimated performance achievement. March 31st- 100% June 30th- 70% September 30th- 65% December 31st - 60%
Sometimes compensation packages include bonuses designed to provide performance incentives to employees. The difficulty a bonus can cause accountants is not an accounting problem, but a math problem. The complication is that the bonus formula sometimes specifies that the calculation of the bonus is based in part on the bonus itself. This occurs anytime the bonus is a percentage of income because expenses are components of income, and the bonus is an expense. Regalia Fashions has an incentive compensation plan...
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journal Required information Liabilities for health and pension benefits, warranties, and bonuses are recorded with estimated amounts. These items are recognized as expenses when incurred and matched with revenues generated. Knowledge Check 01 As of December 31, Bayer, Inc., agrees to provide a bonus of $50,000 to its employees to be equally shared by all). The bonus will be paid in January. Prepare the December 31 adjusting entry for Bayer by selecting the account names from the drop-down menus and...
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Sometimes compensation packages include bonuses designed to provide performance incentives to employees. The difficulty a bonus can cause accountants is not an accounting problem, but a math problem. The complication is that the bonus formula sometimes specifies that the calculation of the bonus is based in part on the bonus itself. This occurs anytime the bonus is a percentage of income because expenses are components of income, and the bonus is an expense. Regalia Fashions has an incentive compensation plan...