Calculate the income summary account to retained earnings


Kohler Corporation reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2013:


   Common stock-$20 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 55,000 shares issued and    outstanding

$ 1,100,000  
   Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock
60,000  
   Retained earnings
400,000  



   Total stockholders' equity $ 1,560,000  




In year 2014, the following transactions affected its stockholders' equity accounts.

Jan. 1
Purchased 4,500 shares of its own stock at $20 cash per share.
Jan. 5

Directors declared a $6 per share cash dividend payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 stockholders of record.

Feb. 28
Paid the dividend declared on January 5.
July 6
Sold 1,688 of its treasury shares at $24 cash per share.
Aug. 22
Sold 2,812 of its treasury shares at $17 cash per share.
Sept. 5

Directors declared a $6 per share cash dividend payable on October 28 to the September 25 stockholders of record.

Oct. 28
Paid the dividend declared on September 5.
Dec. 31

Closed the $388,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings.

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Accounting Basics: Calculate the income summary account to retained earnings
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