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Describe when an adjusting entry for deferred revenue is needed and what the journal entry will...

Describe when an adjusting entry for deferred revenue is needed and what the journal entry will include

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  • Ad adjusting entry for Deferred revenue is needed WHEN the services for the amount received in advance have been provided (or goods for which advance has been received, have been sold).
  • For example, XYZ Inc. received $ 10,000 on 1st Jan 2020 for services to be provided for 5 months, starting from 1st Jan and ending on 31st May 2020.
    Here, on 1st Jan 2020, $ 10,000 will be recorded as “Deferred Revenue” under “Unearned Revenue” account.
  • Now, when 1 month has elapsed and services were performed for January month, the deferred revenue will need to be adjusted.
    Amount of adjustment for January = $ 10000 x 1 month / 5 months = $ 2000
  • The adjusting entry for Deferred revenue will include:
    a debit to Unearned Revenue account, and
    a credit to Service revenue (or Sales revenue) for the amount of deferred revenue that has not being earned.
  • In our above example, the adjusting entry on 31st Jan 2020 would be:
    [Debit] Unearned Revenue $ 2000
    [Credit] Service revenue $ 2000
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