Ellis Service Company Had the Following Unadjusted Balances at December

Essay

Ellis Service Company had the following unadjusted balances at December 31,2016: Salaries Payable,$0;Salaries Expense,$12,000.The following transactions took place on December 31,2016:
Accrued Salaries Expense,$5,000
Closed the Salaries Expense account.
The following transaction took place on January 4,2017:
Paid salaries of $6,000.This payment included $5,000 that was accrued on December 31,2016 and $1,000 for the first few days in January 2017.
Prepare the journal entry for January 4,2017,assuming that reversing entries were not made.