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Chapter 4: 14 (page 180)
How should correction of errors be reported in the financial statements?
In the financial statements, error correction is reported by adjusting to the beginning balance of retained earnings.
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Indicate where the following items would ordinarily appear on the financial statements of Boleyn, Inc. for the year 2017.
(a) The service life of certain equipment was changed from 8 to 5 years. If a 5-year life had been used previously, additional depreciation of \(425,000 would have been charged.
(b) In 2017, a flood destroyed a warehouse that had a book value of \)1,600,000. Floods are rare in this locality.
(c) In 2017, the company wrote off $1,000,000 of inventory that was considered obsolete.
(d) In 2014, a supply warehouse with an expected useful life of 7 years was erroneously expensed.
(e) Boleyn, Inc. changed from weighted-average to FIFO inventory pricing.
Finley Corporation had income from continuing operations of \(10,600,000 in 2017. During 2017, it disposed of its restaurant division at an after-tax loss of \)189,000. Prior to disposal, the division operated at a loss of $315,000 (net of tax) in 2017 (assume that the disposal of the restaurant division meets the criteria for recognition as a discontinued operation). Finley had 10,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding during 2017. Prepare a partial income statement for Finley beginning with income from continuing operations.
The following account balances were included in the trial balance of Twain Corporation at June 30, 2017.
Sales revenue \(1,578,500
Depreciation expense (office furniture and equipment) \)7,250
Sales discounts \(31,150
Cost of goods sold \)896,770
Property tax expense \(7,320
Salaries and wages expense (sales) \)56,260
Bad debt expense (selling) \(4,850
Sales commissions \)97,600
Maintenance and repairs expense (administration) \(9,130
Travel expense (salespersons) \)28,930
Delivery expense \(21,400
Office expense \)6,000
Entertainment expense \(14,820
Sales returns and allowances \)62,300
Telephone and Internet expense (sales) \(9,030
Dividends received \)38,000
Depreciation expense (sales equipment) \(4,980
Interest expense \)18,000
Maintenance and repairs expense (sales) \(6,200
Income tax expense \)102,000
Miscellaneous selling expenses \(4,715
Depreciation understatement due to error鈥�2014 (net of tax) \)17,700
Office supplies used \(3,450
Telephone and Internet expense (administration) \)2,820
Dividends declared on preferred stock \(9,000
Dividends declared on common stock \)37,000
The Retained Earnings account had a balance of $337,000 at July 1, 2016. There are 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
Instructions
(a) Using the multiple-step form, prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the year ended June 30, 2017.
Discuss the appropriate treatment in the financial statements of each of the following.
(a) Gain on sale of investment securities.
(b) A profit-sharing bonus to employees computed as a percentage of net income.
(c) Additional depreciation on factory machinery because of an error in computing depreciation for the previous year.
(d) Rent received from subletting a portion of the office space.
(e) A patent infringement suit, brought 2 years ago against the company by another company, was settled this year by a cash payment of $725,000.
(f) A reduction in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance because the account appears to be considerably in excess of the probable loss from uncollectible receivables.
Wade Corp. has 150,000 shares of common stock outstanding. In 2017, the company reports income from continuing operations before income tax of \(1,210,000. Additional transactions not considered in the \)1,210,000 are as follows.
1. In 2017, Wade Corp. sold equipment for \(40,000. The machine had originally cost \)80,000 and had accumulated depreciation of \(30,000. The gain or loss is considered non-recurring.
2. The company discontinued operations of one of its subsidiaries during the current year at a loss of \)190,000 before taxes. Assume that this transaction meets the criteria for discontinued operations. The loss from operations of the discontinued subsidiary was \(90,000 before taxes; the loss from disposal of the subsidiary was \)100,000 before taxes.
3. An internal audit discovered that amortization of intangible assets was understated by \(35,000 (net of tax) in a prior period. The amount was charged against retained earnings.
4. The company recorded a non-recurring gain of \)125,000 on the condemnation of some of its property (included in the $1,210,000).
Instructions
Analyze the above information and prepare an income statement for the year 2017, starting with income from continuing operations before income tax. Compute earnings per share as it should be shown on the face of the income statement. (Assume a total effective tax rate of 38% on all items, unless otherwise indicated.)
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