Question

Dextra Computing sells merchandise for $16,000 cash on September 30 (cost of merchandise is $11,200). Dextra collects 9% sales tax. Record the entry for the $16,000 sale and its sales tax. Also record the entry that shows Dextra sending the sales tax on this sale to the government on October 15.

Answer 1

Answer:

See journal entries under the explanation below:

Explanation:

The journal entries will look as follows:

                                           Dextra Computing

                                             Journal Entries

Date          Particulars                                             Debit ($)      Credit ($)  

Sep 30     Cash                                                         17.440

                  Sales                                                                            16,000

                  Sales Taxes Payable ($16,000 * 9%)                           1,440

                 (To record the cash sale and 9% sales tax)                              

                 Cost of Goods Sold                                 11,200

                   Merchandise Inventory                                              11,200

                 (To record the cost of sales.)                                                    

Oct 15       Sales Taxes Payable ($16,000 * 9%)        1,440

                   Cash                                                                             1,440

                 (To record sending sales tax to the government.)