Chapter 4: Q32Q (page 181)
Question: What major types of items are reported in the retained earnings statement?
The opening balances of retained earnings, profit or loss of the last accounting period, and dividends payment are reported in the retained earnings statement.
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Using the information from BE4-9, prepare a retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 2017. Assume an error was discovered: land costing $80,000 (net of tax) was charged to maintenance and repairs expense in 2014.
Indicate the section of a multiple-step income statement in which each of the following is shown.
(a) Loss on inventory write-down.
(b) Loss from strike.
(c) Bad debt expense.
(d) Loss on disposal of a discontinued operation.
(e) Gain on sale of machinery.
(f) Interest revenue.
(g) Depreciation expense.
(h) Material write-offs of notes receivable.
Question: O’Malley Corporation was incorporated and began business on January 1, 2017. It has been successful and now requires a bank loan for additional working capital to finance expansion. The bank has requested an audited income statement for the year 2017. The accountant for O’Malley Corporation provides you with the following income statement which O’Malley plans to submit to the bank.
O’MALLEY CORPORATION
INCOME STATEMENT
Sales revenue \(850,000
Dividends 32,300
Gain on recovery of insurance proceeds from
earthquake loss 38,500
920,800
Less:
Selling expenses \)101,100
Cost of goods sold 510,000
Advertising expense 13,700
Loss on obsolescence of inventories 34,000
Loss on discontinued operations 48,600
Administrative expense 73,400 780,800
Income before income tax 140,000
Income tax 56,000
Net income $84,000
Instructions
Indicate the deficiencies in the income statement presented above. Assume that the corporation desires a single-step income statement.
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.
How can earnings management affect the quality of earnings?
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