EX 3-17 Adjusting entries for prepaid and accrued taxes

Andular Financial Services was organized on April 1 of the current year. On April 2,
Andular prepaid $9,000 to the city for taxes (license fees) for the next 12 months and
debited the prepaid taxes account. Andular is also required to pay in January an annual
tax (on property) for the previous calendar year. The estimated amount of the property
tax for the current year (April 1 to December 31) is $34,500.
a. Journalize the two adjusting entries required to bring the accounts affected by the two
taxes up to date as of December 31, the end of the current year.
b. What is the amount of tax expense for the current year?

Answer:
a. Taxes Expense............................................................... 6,750
                          Prepaid Taxes........................................................... 6,750
                                Prepaid taxes expired [($9,000/12) × 9 months].

 Taxes Expense............................................................... 34,500
                      Taxes Payable .......................................................... 34,500
                                  Accrued taxes.
 
b. $41,250 = ($6,750 + $34,500)