Peter Cook, CPA, was asked by Carol Kane to review the accounting records and prepare the financial

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Peter Cook, CPA, was asked by Carol Kane to review the accounting records and prepare the financial statements for her upholstering shop. Peter reviewed the records and found three errors.
1. Cash paid on accounts payable for $930 was recorded as a debit to Accounts Payable $390 and a credit to Cash $390.
2. The purchase of supplies on account for $600 was debited to Equipment $600 and credited to Accounts Payable $600.
3. The company paid dividends of $1,300 and the bookkeeper debited Accounts Receivable for $130 and credited Cash $130.
Prepare an analysis of each error showing the
(a) Incorrect entry
(b) Correct entry
(c) Correcting entry
Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470161012

9th Canadian Edition, Volume 2

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield.

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