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Chapter 4: Question 29Q (page 180)

During 2017, Liselotte Company reported income of \(1,500,000 before income taxes and realized a gain of \)450,000 on the disposal of assets related to a discontinued operation. The criteria for classification as a discontinued operation is appropriate for this sale. The income is subject to income taxation at the rate of 34%. The gain on the sale of the plant is taxed at 30%. Indicate an appropriate presentation of these items in the income statement.

Short Answer

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The net income after extraordinary items would be $1,305,000.

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01

Meaning of Extraordinary Items

Extraordinary items refer to the items in the income statement that are not associated with the ordinary operations of a business. Such items include gains or losses and are reported distinctly in the income statement as they are not expected to occur again in the foreseeable future.

02

Presentation on the income statement 

Income Statement (an extract)

Particulars

Amounts ($)

Income from continuing operations

1,500,000

Less: Income tax @ 34%

(510,000)

Income from continuing operations after tax

990,000

Add: Extraordinary items

Gain on disposal of asset

450,000

Less: Tax @ 30%

(135,000)

Net income after extraordinary items

1,305,000

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Cooper Investments reported an unusual gain from the sale of certain assets in its 2017 income statement. How does intra period tax allocation affect the reporting of this unusual gain?

The following are selected ledger accounts of Spock Corporation on December 31, 2017.

Cash \( 185,000 Salaries and wages expense (sales) \)284,000

Inventory 535,000 Salaries and wages expense (office) 346,000

Sales revenue 4,275,000 Purchase returns 15,000

Unearned sales revenue 117,000 Sales returns and allowances 79,000

Purchases 2,786,000 Freight-in 72,000

Sales discounts 34,000 Accounts receivable 142,500

Purchase discounts 27,000 Sales commissions 83,000

Selling expenses 69,000 Telephone and Internet expense (sales) 17,000

Accounting and legal services 33,000 Utilities expense (office) 32,000

Insurance expense (office) 24,000 Miscellaneous office expenses 8,000

Advertising expense 54,000 Rent revenue 240,000

Delivery expense 93,000 Casualty loss (before tax) 70,000

Depreciation expense (office equipment) 48,000 Depreciation expense (sales equipment) 36,000

Common stock (\(10 par) 900,000 Interest expense 176,000

Spock鈥檚 effective tax rate on all items is 34%. A physical inventory indicates that the ending inventory is \)686,000.

Instructions

Prepare a condensed 2017 income statement for Spock Corporation.

How can information based on past transactions be used to predict future cash flows?

Tim Mattke Company began operations in 2015 and for simplicity reasons, adopted weighted-average pricing for inventory. In 2017, in accordance with other companies in its industry, Mattke changed its inventory pricing to FIFO. The pretax income data is reported below.

Year Weighted Average FIFO

2015 \(370,000 \)395,000

2016 390,000 \(430,000

2017 410,000 \)450,000

Instructions

  1. What is Mattke鈥檚 net income in 2017? Assume a 35% tax rate in all years.
  2. Compute the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle from weighted-average to FIFO inventory pricing.

Show comparative income statements for Tim Mattke Company, beginning with income before income tax, as presented on the 2017 income statement.

Question: As audit partner for Grupo and Rijo, you are in charge of reviewing the classification of unusual items that have occurred during the current year. The following material items have come to your attention.

1. A merchandising company incorrectly overstated its ending inventory 2 years ago. Inventory for all other periods is correctly computed.

2. An automobile dealer sells for \(137,000 an extremely rare 1930 S type Invicta which it purchased for \)21,000 10 years ago. The Invicta is the only such display item the dealer owns.

3. A drilling company during the current year extended the estimated useful life of certain drilling equipment from 9 to 15 years. As a result, depreciation for the current year was materially lowered.

4. A retail outlet changed its computation for bad debt expense from 1% to 陆 of 1% of sales because of changes in its customer clientele. Concepts for Analysis 191 192 Chapter 4 Income Statement and Related Information.

5. A mining concern sells a foreign subsidiary engaged in uranium mining, although it (the seller) continues to engage in uranium mining in other countries.

6. A steel company changes from the average-cost method to the FIFO method for inventory costing purposes.

7. A construction company, at great expense, prepared a major proposal for a government loan. The loan is not approved.

8. A water pump manufacturer has had large losses resulting from a strike by its employees early in the year.

9. Depreciation for a prior period was incorrectly understated by $950,000. The error was discovered in the current year.

10. A large sheep rancher suffered a major loss because the state required that all sheep in the state be killed to halt the spread of a rare disease. Such a situation has not occurred in the state for 20 years.

11. A food distributor that sells wholesale to supermarket chains and to fast-food restaurants (two distinguishable classes of customers) decides to discontinue the division that sells to one of the two classes of customers. This represents a strategic shift in the company business.

Instructions

From the foregoing information, indicate in what section of the income statement or retained earnings statement these items should be classified. Provide a brief rationale for your position.
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