Counting Crows Inc. provided the following information for the year 2014.

                            

Accounting
Prepare (a) a single-step income statement for 2014, (b) a retained earnings statement for 2014, and (c) a statement of comprehensive income using the two statement format. Shares outstanding during 2014 were 100,000.

Analysis
Explain how a multiple-step income statement format can provide useful information to a financial statement user.

Principles
In a recent meeting with its auditor, Counting Crows’ management argued that the company should be able to prepare a pro forma income statement with some one-time administrative expenses reported similar to extraordinary items and discontinued operations. Is such reporting consistent with the qualitative characteristics of accounting information as discussed in the conceptual framework? Explain.