Sheffield Company began operations on January 2, 2019. It employs 10 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 10 paid vacation days and 8 paid sick days annually. Vacation days may be taken after January 15 of the year following the year in which they are earned. Sick days may be taken as soon as they are earned; unused sick days accumulate. Additional information is as follows. Actual Hourly Wage Rate   Vacation Days Used by Each Employee   Sick Days Used by Each Employee 2019   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020 $6     $7     0   9   6   7 Sheffield Company has chosen to accrue the cost of compensated absences at rates of pay in effect during the period when earned and to accrue sick pay when earned. (a)     Prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2019 and 2020. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 2019 enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   (To accrue the expense and liability for vacations)       enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   (To accrue the expense and liability for sick pay)       enter an account title to record payment for compensated time when used by employees enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to record payment for compensated time when used by employees enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   (To record payment for compensated time when used by employees)     2020 enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   (To accrue the expense and liability for vacations)       enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   (To accrue the expense and liability for sick pay)       enter an account title to record vacation time paid enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to record vacation time paid enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to record vacation time paid enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   (To record vacation time paid)       enter an account title to record sick leave paid enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to record sick leave paid enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to record sick leave paid enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   (To record sick leave paid)

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Sheffield Company began operations on January 2, 2019. It employs 10 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 10 paid vacation days and 8 paid sick days annually. Vacation days may be taken after January 15 of the year following the year in which they are earned. Sick days may be taken as soon as they are earned; unused sick days accumulate. Additional information is as follows.

Actual Hourly
Wage Rate
 
Vacation Days Used
by Each Employee
 
Sick Days Used
by Each Employee
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
$6     $7     0   9   6   7

Sheffield Company has chosen to accrue the cost of compensated absences at rates of pay in effect during the period when earned and to accrue sick pay when earned.

(a)

 
 
Prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2019 and 2020. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
2019
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
(To accrue the expense and liability for vacations)
   
 
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
(To accrue the expense and liability for sick pay)
   
 
enter an account title to record payment for compensated time when used by employees
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to record payment for compensated time when used by employees
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
(To record payment for compensated time when used by employees)
   
2020
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for vacations
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
(To accrue the expense and liability for vacations)
   
 
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to accrue the expense and liability for sick pay
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
(To accrue the expense and liability for sick pay)
   
 
enter an account title to record vacation time paid
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to record vacation time paid
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to record vacation time paid
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
(To record vacation time paid)
   
 
enter an account title to record sick leave paid
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to record sick leave paid
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title to record sick leave paid
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
(To record sick leave paid)
   
 
 
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