Preparing T-accounts (ledger) and a trial balance LO P2 Following are the transactions of a new company called Pose-for-Pics. Aug. 1 Madison Harris, the owner, invested $6,500 cash and $33,500 of photography equipment in the company in exchange for common stock.
2 The company paid $2,100 cash for an insurance policy covering the next 24 months.
5 The company purchased office supplies for $880 cash.
20 The company received $3,331 cash in photography fees earned.
31 The company paid $675 cash for August utilities.
Required: 1. Post the transactions to the T-accounts.
2. Use the amounts from the T-accounts in Requirement (1) to prepare an August 31 trial balance for Pose-for-Pics.

a) T-Accounts:

Date    Description               Debit        Credit

Common Stock

Aug. 1  Cash                                           $6,500

           Photography Equipment           33,500

Aug. 31 Balance                $40,000

Date    Description               Debit        Credit

Cash Account

Aug. 1  Common Stock     $6,500

Aug. 2 Prepaid Insurance                     $2,100

Aug. 5 Office Supplies                            $880

Aug. 20 Fees Earned        $3,331

Aug. 31 Utilities                                       $675

Aug. 31 Balance                                    $6,176

Date    Description               Debit        Credit

Photography Equipment

Aug. 1  Common Stock   $33,500

Date    Description               Debit        Credit

Prepaid Insurance Account

Aug. 2  Cash                       $2,100

Date    Description               Debit        Credit

Office Supplies

Aug. 5  Cash                       $880

Date    Description               Debit        Credit

Fees Revenue

Aug. 20  Cash                                      $3,331

Date    Description               Debit        Credit

Utilities Expense

Aug. 31  Cash                       $675

b) Trial Balance as of August 31:

Accounts                     Debit       Credit

Cash                          $6,176

Photography Equip 33,500

Prepaid Insurance      2,100

Office Supplies             880

Utilities Expense           675

Common Stock                          $40,000

Fees Revenue                                 3,331

Total                       $43,331        $43,331

Explanation:

a) The Common Stock equals the cash and equipment contribution made by Madison Harris, the owner of Pose-for-Pics.

b) Pose-for-Pics' T-accounts are the general ledger accounts of the company.  They record the individual accounts' transactions for the accounting period, usually a month, which are summarized by the preparation of the trial balance as of month-end.