Chapter 22: Q2CE (page 1325)
When a company has to restate its financial statements to correct an error, what information must the company disclose?
The business should disclose two things in the case of restatement of financial statements due to error.
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On January 3, 2016, Martin Company purchased for \(500,000 cash a 10% interest in Renner Corp. On that date, the net assets of Renner had a book value of \)3,700,000. The excess of cost over the underlying equity in net assets is attributable to undervalued depreciable assets having a remaining life of 10 years from the date of Martin’s purchase.
The fair value of Martin’s investment in Renner securities is as follows: December 31, 2016, \(560,000, and December 31, 2017, \)515,000. On January 2, 2018, Martin purchased an additional 30% of Renner’s stock for \(1,545,000 cash when the book value of Renner’s net assets was \)4,150,000. The excess was attributable to depreciable assets having a remaining life of 8 years. During 2016, 2017, and 2018, the following occurred.
Renner Dividends Paid by
Net Income Renner to Martin
2016 \(350,000 \)15,000
2017 450,000 20,000
2018 550,000 70,000
Instructions On the books of Martin Company,
prepare all journal entries in 2016, 2017, and 2018 that relate to its investment in Renner Corp., reflecting the data above and a change from the fair value method to the equity method.
Whittier Construction Co. had followed the practice of expensing all materials assigned to a construction job without recognizing any salvage inventory. On December 31, 2017, it was determined that salvage inventory should be valued at \(52,000. Of this amount, \)29,000 arose during the current year. How does this information affect the financial statements to be prepared at the end of 2017?
The management of Utrillo Instrument Company had concluded, with the concurrence of its independent auditors, that results of operations would be more fairly presented if Utrillo changed its method of pricing inventory from last-in, first-out (LIFO) to average-cost in 2017. Given below is the 5-year summary of income under LIFO and a schedule of what the inventories would be if stated on the average-cost method.
UTRILLO INSTRUMENT COMPANY STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sales—net \(13,964 \)15,506 \(16,673 \)18,221 \(18,898 Cost of goods sold Beginning inventory 1,000 1,100 1,000 1,115 1,237 Purchases 13,000 13,900 15,000 15,900 17,100 Ending inventory (1,100) (1,000) (1,115) (1,237) (1,369) Total 12,900 14,000 14,885 15,778 16,968 Gross profi t 1,064 1,506 1,788 2,443 1,930 Administrative expenses 700 763 832 907 989 Income before taxes 364 743 956 1,536 941 Income taxes (50%) 182 372 478 768 471 Net income 182 371 478 768 470 Retained earnings—beginning 1,206 1,388 1,759 2,237 3,005 Retained earnings—ending \) 1,388 \( 1,759 \) 2,237 \( 3,005 \) 3,475 Earnings per share \(1.82 \)3.71 \(4.78 \)7.68 \(4.70 SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY BALANCES USING AVERAGE-COST METHOD FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 \)1,010 \(1,124 \)1,101 \(1,270 \)1,500 $1,720
Instructions Prepare comparative statements for the 5 years, assuming that Utrillo changed its method of inventory pricing to average-cost. Indicate the effects on net income and earnings per share for the years involved. Utrillo Instruments started business in 2012. (All amounts except EPS are rounded up to the nearest dollar.)
Access the glossary (“Master Glossary”) to answer the following.
(a) What is a change in accounting estimate?
(b) What is a change in accounting principle?
(c) What is a restatement?
(d) What is the definition of “retrospective application”?
(Error Correction Entries) The first audit of the books of Bruce Gingrich Company was made for the year ended December 31, 2018. In examining the books, the auditor found that certain items had been overlooked or incorrectly handled in the last 3 years.
These items are:
1. At the beginning of 2016, the company purchased a machine for \(510,000 (salvage value of \)51,000) that had a useful life of 6 years. The bookkeeper used straight-line depreciation but failed to deduct the salvage value in computing the depreciation base for the 3 years.
2. At the end of 2017, the company failed to accrue sales salaries of \(45,000.
3. A tax lawsuit that involved the year 2016 was settled late in 2018. It was determined that the company owed an additional \)85,000 in taxes related to 2016. The company did not record a liability in 2016 or 2017 because the possibility of loss was considered remote, and charged the \(85,000 to a loss account in 2018.
4. Gingrich Company purchased a copyright from another company early in 2016 for \)45,000. Gingrich had not amortized the copyright because its value had not diminished. The copyright has a useful life at purchase of 20 years.
5. In 2018, the company wrote off $87,000 of inventory considered to be obsolete; this loss was charged directly to Retained Earnings. Instructions Prepare the journal entries necessary in 2018 to correct the books, assuming that the books have not been closed. Disregard effects of corrections on income tax.
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