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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.

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The Retained Earnings Statement shows a balance of $2,080,000 as of December 31, 2017.

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Meaning of Retained Earnings Statement

Retained earnings statement refers to a financial statement that explains the change in the amount of retained earnings for a specific period.

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Preparation of retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Retained Earnings Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017

Retained Earnings on January 1, 2017

$675,000

Correction for overstatement of expenses

$80,000

Retained Earnings on January 1 after adjustment

$755,000

Add: Net Income

$1,400,000

Less: Cash Dividends

($75,000)

Retained Earnings balance on December 31,2017

$2,080,000

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Most popular questions from this chapter

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 errorโ€”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.

Question: Which of the following is not reported in an income statement under IFRS?

(a) Discontinued operations.

(b) Extraordinary items.

(c) Cost of goods sold.

(d) Income tax.

Roxanne Carter Corporation reported the following for 2017: net sales \(1,200,000, cost of goods sold \)750,000, selling and administrative expenses \(320,000, and an unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities \)18,000.

Instructions

Prepare a statement of comprehensive income, using (a) the one statement format and (b) the two statement format. (Ignore income taxes and earnings per share.)

Question: What major types of items are reported in the retained earnings statement?

Question: Below is the Retained Earnings account for the year 2017 for Acadian Corp.

Retained earnings, January 1, 2017 \(257,600

Add:

Gain on sale of investments (net of tax) \)41,200

Net income 84,500

Refund on litigation with government, related to

the year 2014 (net of tax) 21,600

Recognition of income earned in 2016, but omitted

from income statement in that year (net of tax) 25,400 172,700

430,300

Deduct:

Loss on discontinued operations (net of tax) 35,000

Write-off of goodwill (net of tax) 60,000

Cumulative effect on income of prior years in changing

from LIFO to FIFO inventory valuation in 2017 (net of tax) 23,200

Cash dividends declared 32,000 150,200

Retained earnings, December 31, 2017 $280,100

Instructions

  1. Prepare a corrected retained earnings statement. Acadian Corp. normally sells investments of the type mentioned above. FIFO inventory was used in 2017 to compute net income.

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