Chapter 22: Question 11 (page 1306)
Discuss how a change to the LIFO method of inventory valuation is handled when it is impracticable to determine previous LIFO inventory amounts.
LIFO is an inventory method and change to the LIFO method then base year inventory values are used
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Lowell Corporation has used the accrual basis of accounting for several years. A review of the records, however, indicates that some expenses and revenues have been handled on a cash basis because of errors made by an inexperienced bookkeeper. Income statements prepared by the bookkeeper reported \(29,000 net income for 2016 and \)37,000 net income for 2017. Further examination of the records reveals that the following items were handled improperly.
1. Rent was received from a tenant in December 2016. The amount, \(1,000, was recorded as revenue at that time even though the rental pertained to 2017.
2. Salaries and wages payable on December 31 have been consistently omitted from the records of that date and have been entered as expenses when paid in the following year. The amounts of the accruals recorded in this manner were:
December 31, 2015 \)1,100
December 31, 2016 1,200
December 31, 2017 940
3. Invoices for supplies purchased have been charged to expense accounts when received. Inventories of supplies on hand at the end of each year have been ignored, and no entry has been made for them.
December 31, 2015 $1,300
December 31, 2016 940
December 31, 2017 1,420
Instructions
Prepare a schedule that will show the corrected net income for the years 2016 and 2017. All items listed should be labeled clearly. (Ignore income tax considerations.)
In 2017, Bailey Corporation discovered that equipment purchased on January 1, 2015, for $50,000 was expensed at that time. The equipment should have been depreciated over 5 years, with no salvage value. The effective tax rate is 30%. Prepare Bailey’s 2017 journal entry to correct the error. Bailey uses straight-line depreciation
Elliott Corp. failed to record accrued salaries for 2016, \(2,000; 2017, \)2,100; and 2018, $3,900. What is the amount of the overstatement or understatement of Retained Earnings at December 31, 2019?
(Change from Fair Value to Equity) On January 1, 2017, Beyonce Co. purchased 25,000 shares (a 10% interest) in Elton John Corp. for \(1,400,000.
At the time, the book value and the fair value of John’s net assets were \)13,000,000. On July 1, 2018, Beyonce paid \(3,040,000 for 50,000 additional shares of John common stock, which represented a 20% investment in John. The fair value of John’s identifiable assets net of liabilities was equal to their carrying amount of \)14,200,000. As a result of this transaction, Beyonce owns 30% of John and can exercise significant influence over John’s operating and financial policies.
John reported the following net income and declared and paid the following dividends.
Net Income Dividend per Share
Year ended 12/31/17 \(700,000 None
Six months ended 6/30/18 500,000 None
Six months ended 12/31/18 815,000 \)1.55
Instructions
(Any excess fair value is attributed to goodwill.) Determine the ending balance that Beyonce Co. should report as its investment in John Corp. at the end of 2018
(Change in Principle, Estimate) As a certified public accountant, you have been contacted by Joe Davison, CEO of Sports-Pro Athletics, Inc., a manufacturer of a variety of athletic equipment. He has asked you how to account for the following changes.
1. Sports-Pro appropriately changed its depreciation method for its machinery from the double-declining-balance method to the units-of-production method effective January 1, 2017.
2. Effective January 1, 2017, Sports-Pro appropriately changed the salvage values used in computing depreciation for its office equipment.
3. On December 31, 2017, Sports-Pro appropriately changed the specific subsidiaries constituting the group of companies for which consolidated financial statements are presented.
Instructions
Write a 1–1.5 page letter to Joe Davison explaining how each of the above changes should be presented in the December 31, 2017, financial statements.
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