Rider Company is in the process of preparing it closing entries. It first closes its revenue accounts by crediting the Income Summary account for $68,000 and then, closes its expense accounts by debiting the Income Summary account for $45,000. The entry to then close the Income Summary account is .

Dr Income summary 23,000

    Cr Retained earnings 23,000

Explanation:

The income summary is a temporary account created to close the income statement and expense accounts. It has a credit balance if the company made a profit during the year, or a debit balance if it lost money.

It must be closed to retained earnings, if the company generated profits, retained earnings will increase. On the other hand, if the company generated losses, retained earnings will decrease.