The following activities took place during the month of July at a corporation that earns
service revenue as a law firm.
1> The law firm completes legal work relating to a real estate transaction and is paid
$5,500 when the papers are signed.
2> Legal work in the amount of $26,000 is performed on account for customers.
3> A customer makes a payment of $2,500 on account for legal services that were
performed last month.
4> A new client calls to request assistance in filing the documents for a patent; a fee of
$3,000 is paid and the parties agree that the work will commence next month.
5> A client pays a retainer (deposit) of $15,000 for legal work; one-third of the work is
performed in the current month and the remainder will be provided over the next two
months.
6> The law firm borrows $10,000 from a local bank.
Required:
Indicate what accounts would be used to record the initial transaction arising from each
activity.