Financial statements

Assume that you recently accepted a position with Five Star National Bank & Trust as an assistant loan officer. As one of your first duties, you have been assigned the responsibility of evaluating a loan request for $300,000 from West Gate Auto Co., a small corporation. In support of the loan application, Joan Whalen, owner and sole stockholder, submitted a “Statement of Accounts” (trial balance) for the first year of operations ended October 31, 2014.

West Gate Auto Co. Statement of Accounts October 31, 2014
	Debits Balances	Credit Balances
Cash	5,000
Billings Due from Others	40,000
Supplies (chemicals, etc.)	7,500
Building	222,300
Equipment	50,000
Amounts Owed to Others		31,000
Investment in Business		179,000
Service Revenue		215,000
Wages Expense	75,000
Utilities Expense	10,000
Rent Expense	8,000
Insurance Expense	6,000
Other Expenses	1,200
	425,000	425,000

1. Explain to Joan Whalen why a set of financial statements (income statement, retained earnings statement, and balance sheet) would be useful to you in evaluating the loan request.
2. In discussing the “Statement of Accounts” with Joan Whalen, you discovered that the accounts had not been adjusted at October 31. Analyze the “Statement of Accounts” and indicate possible adjusting entries that might be necessary before an accurate set of financial statements could be prepared.
3. Assuming that an accurate set of financial statements will be submitted by Joan Whalen in a few days, what other considerations or information would you require before making a decision on the loan request?