Closing the Accounts of a Merchandiser From the following list, identify the accounts that should be closed to Income Summary at the end of the fiscal year under a perpetual inventory system. From the dropdown, select "Yes" if the account is closed to Income Summary and "No" if it is not. a. Accounts Payable b. Advertising Expense c. Cost of Merchandise Sold d. Dividends e. Merchandise Inventory f. Sales g. Supplies h. Supplies Expense i. Wages Payable

Advertising Expense , Cost of Merchandise Sold , Merchandise Inventory, Sales,Supplies Expense are closed to income summary account. Revenues and expenses are closed to Income Summary.

Explanation:

Closing Entries

a. Accounts Payable: No it is not closed to income summary account.

b. Advertising Expense: Yes it is closed to income summary account.

c. Cost of Merchandise Sold: Yes it is closed to income summary account.

d. Dividends : No these are closed To Retained Earnings Accounts.

e. Merchandise Inventory : Yes it is closed to income summary account

f. Sales Yes it is closed to income summary account

g. Supplies: No prepaid supplies are an asset account and it is included balance sheet.

h. Supplies Expense: Yes it is closed to income summary account

i. Wages Payable: Not closed in the income summary account.

These are liabilities and included in the balance sheet.