On January 1, 2020, Mr. Wild formed a corporation to provide services to clients. Information about the...

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On January 1, 2020,Mr. Wild formed a corporation to provide services to clients.Information about the first year of operation follows:
Jan.1Investorsprovided $1,500,000 in cash in exchange for stock of The WildCorporation.
Jan.1Purchasedequipment in exchange for $100,000 cash and a $1,900,000 notepayable at an annual rate of 5%, payable every 6 months.
Jan.1Purchased$45,000 of insurance that will cover the next 3 years. This wasrecorded as prepaid insurance.
Feb.1Purchased$5,000 of office supplies on account that will be needed during theupcoming year.
Mar.15PaidSalaries of $20,000.
Mar.31Billedcustomers for services in the amount of $500,000.
Apr.15Paid thevendor who sold Wild the office supplies on Feb. 1.
Apr.30Collected$400,000 on accounts receivable.
June15Paidsalaries of $40,000.
June30Paid $4,000for employee travel costs.
June30Paid$10,000 for a company party.
June30Paid theinterest due and $400,000 to reduce the balance of the notepayable.
July1Billedcustomers for services provided in the amount of $750,000.
Aug1Collected$200,000 on accounts receivable.
Aug.15Purchased$15,000 of office supplies on account.
Sept. 15Paidsalaries of $40,000.
Sept. 30Paid$25,000 for a customer appreciation event.
Sept. 30Paid$40,000 for employee travel costs incurred by staff.
Dec.1Collected$300,000 as deposits from customers who contracted for 2021.
Dec.31Declaredand paid a $50,000 dividend to shareholders.
The WildCorporation uses the following accounts in it's Chart ofAccounts:
Cash
AccountsReceivable
OfficeSupplies
PrepaidInsurance
Equipment
AccumulatedDepreciation
AccountsPayable
InterestPayable
UnearnedRevenue
NotesPayable
CapitalStock
RetainedEarnings
Dividends
ServiceRevenue
SalariesExpense
Meals &Entertainment Expense
TravelExpense
InsuranceExpense
OfficeSupplies Expense
InterestExpense
Depreciation Expense
IncomeSummary
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
(a)Journalize the listedtransactions.
(b)Post the transactionsto the appropriate general ledger accounts.
(c)Prepare a trialbalance as of December 31.

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