The following financial statement was prepared by employees of Intellisys Corporation, which follows ASPE: Intellisys Corporation Income

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The following financial statement was prepared by employees of Intellisys Corporation, which follows ASPE:

                                                     Intellisys Corporation
 
                                                     Income Statement
                                           Year Ended December 31, 2020
Sales revenue
Gross sales revenue, including sales taxes ................................ $1,044,300
Less: Sales returns and allowances .................................................... 56,200
Net sales revenue ............................................................................... 988,100
Dividend revenue, interest income, and purchase discounts ......... 30,250
Recoveries of accounts written off in prior years ............................. 13,850
Total revenues .................................................................................. 1,032,200
Operating expenses
Cost of goods sold ............................................................................... 465,900
Salaries and wages expense ................................................................ 60,500
Rent expense ......................................................................................... 19,100
Freight in and freight out ....................................................................... 3,400
Bad debt expense ................................................................................. 27,800
Total operating expenses .................................................................. 576,700
Income before unusual items ........................................................... 455,500
Unusual items
Loss on discontinued styles (Note 1) .................................................. 37,000
Loss on disposal of FV-NI investments (Note 2) ................................. 39,050
Loss on disposal of warehouse (Note 3) ............................................. 86,350
Tax assessments for 2019 and 2018 (Note 4) .................................... 34,500
Total unusual items ............................................................................. 196,900
Net income ........................................................................................ $ 258,600
Net income per common share ............................................................ $ 2.30


Note 1: New styles and rapidly changing consumer preferences resulted in a $37,000 loss on the disposal of discontinued styles and related accessories.

Note 2: The corporation sold an investment in trading securities at a loss of $39,050. The corporation normally sells securities of this type.

Note 3: The corporation sold one of its warehouses at an $86,350 loss (net of taxes).

Note 4: The corporation was charged $34,500 for additional income taxes resulting from a settlement in 2020. Of this amount, $17,000 was for 2019, and the balance was for 2018. This type of litigation recurs frequently at Intellisys Corporation.


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Identify and discuss the weaknesses in classification and disclosure in the single-step income statement above. You should explain why these treatments are weaknesses and what the proper presentation of the items would be in accordance with recent professional pronouncements.

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Intermediate Accounting Volume 1

ISBN: 978-1119496496

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Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield, Irene M. Wiecek, Bruce J. McConomy

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