A cash register tape shows cash sales of $5,000 and sales taxes of $300. the journal entry to record this information is

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Answer:

The journal entry for the cash receipt and on that the sales tax is charged is as follows:

Explanation:

Cash A/c.................................................Dr  $5,300

     To Sales RevenueA/c.............................Cr $5,000

     To Sales Tax Payable A/c......................Cr  $ 300

Working Note:

So, the total of cash received will be = Sales Amount + Amount of sales tax payable

= $5,000 + $300

= $5,300