Bloom's Company pays biweekly salaries of $40,000 every other Friday for a ten-day period ending on that day. The last payday of December is Friday, December 27. Assuming the next pay period begins on Monday, December 30, journalize the adjusting entry necessary at the end of the fiscal period (December 31).

Biweekly Salaries

Payroll disbursements made to employees every two weeks, totaling twenty-six payments annually.

Fiscal Period

Any designated period of time for accounting purposes, typically a year, used by governments and businesses for financial reporting and budgeting.

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to update the accounts and ensure they reflect the true financial position of the business.