How should prepaid expenses be adjusted in the financial statements?

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Include prepaid expenses in the expense account and classify them as assetsSubtract prepaid expenses from the related expense account and report them as assetsAdd prepaid expenses to the expense account and record them as liabilitiesSubtract prepaid expenses from the expense account and list them as liabilitiesNone of the above

Explanation

Prepaid expenses represent payments made in the current period for expenses related to future periods. Since they benefit future accounting periods, they are recorded as current assets. Therefore, the correct adjustment is to reduce the expense account by the prepaid amount and show it as an asset on the balance sheet.