The adjustment to be made for prepaid expenses is____________?

Correct answer: B. Deduct prepaid expenses from respective expenses and show it as an asset

  • A. Add prepaid expenses to respective expenses and show it as an asset
  • B. Deduct prepaid expenses from respective expenses and show it as an asset
  • C. Add prepaid expenses to respective expenses and show it as a liability
  • D. Deduct prepaid expenses from respective expenses and show it as a liability

Explanation

A prepaid expense has not yet been consumed, so it must be removed from the current period's expense and shown as a current asset. Hence, prepaid expenses are deducted from the relevant expense account.

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