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JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is one of the oldest and largest financial services companies in the country, tracing its roots back to 1799. According to its website, JPM operates in more than 100 countries, has over 240,000 employees, and has assets of $2.5 trillion.

The recession that began in 2008 had a dramatic impact on financial institutions. One hard-hit area was the housing market. Housing prices plummeted, and many home mortgages were higher than the value of the mortgaged home. A mortgage that has a balance higher than the value of the property mortgaged is called an underwater mortgage. By the end of the first quarter of 2011, approximately 22.7% of all U.S. home mortgages were estimated to be underwater.

With a high percentage of mortgages underwater, mortgage lenders were faced with a greatly increased risk that homeowners would stop making their mortgage payments. Not making payments on a loan when they are due is called defaulting on the loan. When a mortgage is in default, the bank or finance company has the right to take possession of the property. When the bank or finance company takes possession of mortgaged property, it is called a foreclosure.

Foreclosures usually mean a loss for the mortgage holder, who must sell the property at a price less than the amount owed on the property. What is the impact of these foreclosures on the financial statements of the mortgage holder? Remember that GAAP requires a business to estimate the amount of receivables that will not be collected. Mortgages financed by JPM are listed as receivables on its balance sheet. Therefore, JPM must estimate the amount of these receivables that will not be paid in the future. This estimate is recorded in an account titled allowance for Loan Losses.

JPM reported the following balances on its balance sheet:

    2016: Loans,$894,765,000,000; Allowance for loan losses, $13,776,000,000
    2015: Loans,$837,299,000,000; Allowance for loan losses, $13,555,000,000
  1. For 2016 and 2015, calculate what percent the allowance account is of the loans and leases account.
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Williams Corporation's unadjusted trial balance and accounting forms are given in the Working Papers.

  1. Using the following information, journalize the adjusting entries for the current year ended December 31.

     Estimated uncollectible accounts based on aging
         accounts receivable                                 $ 3,796.00
     Accrued interest income                                      80.00
     Merchandise inventory                                    98,996.13
     Supplies inventory                                          401.25
     Value of prepaid insurance                                  600.00
     Annual depreciation expense-equipment                     7,345.00
     Accrued interest expense                                    150.00
     Prepaid rent income earned                                2,000.00
    

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For this problem, we will record adjusting entries. Refer to the working papers for the unadjusted trial balance and other givens.

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