Question

On June 1 a company purchased a one-year insurance policy for $1,800 with coverage starting immediately. If the purchase was recorded in the Prepaid Insurance account, and the company records adjustments only at year-end, the adjusting entry at the end of the first year is ___________.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The adjusting entry is shown below:

Insurance expense Dr $1,800

       To Prepaid insurance $1,800

(Being the insurance expense is recorded)

For recording the adjusting entry for advance purchase of insurance policy we debited the insurance expense and credited the prepaid insurance account so that the correct posting could be done