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Accounting for Gift Cards

Assume Ikeo Inc. sold $160,000 of gift cards during the last twoweeks of December 2020. No gift cards were redeemed in 2020, while$144,000 of the gift cards were redeemed for store purchases during2021. On December 31, 2021, Ikeo Inc. calculates the remainingbalance of unredeemed gift cards of $16,000 ($160,000 less$144,000). Based on previous experiences, Ikeo estimates gift cardbreakage to be 5% of total gift card sales. Ikeo uses theproportional method to recognize income on gift card breakage.

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a. Record the sale of gift cards in 2020.

b. Record the redemption of gift cards in 2021.

c. Record revenue in 2021 due to gift card breakage using theproportional method.

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Date Account title Debit Credit
A Cash            160,000
Gift card liability           160,000
To record sale of the gift cards.
B Gift card liability            144,000
Gift card revenue           144,000
To record redemption of the gift cards.
C Gift card liability              7,579
Breakage revenue             7,579
To record breakage revenue. (8,000*(144,000 /152,000))
Gift card liability    160,000
Total breakage (160,000 *5%) 8,000
Estimated revenue redeemed 152,000

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