Question: Problem Four (3 points) The accounting manager for High Test Lab Services discovers that the accountant in charge of accounting for payroll made the following

 Problem Four (3 points) The accounting manager for High Test Lab

Problem Four (3 points) The accounting manager for High Test Lab Services discovers that the accountant in charge of accounting for payroll made the following error: On December 20, 2018, the President of the Company determined that the sales staff in the New Accounts Division properly deserved a bonus payout of $3,000,000 because they landed two very significant accounts in late November. The cash payout would be included in the employees' paychecks on January 15, 2019. Accordingly, the $3 million should have been recorded in December, 2018 through the following entry: Salary Expense 3,000,000 Salary Liability 3,000,000 The accountant failed to make this entry. When the bonuses were paid in January, 2019, the accountant made the following entry: Salary Expense 3 9,000,000 Cash 3.000,000 if the books are still open for 2019, what correcting entry (if any) should the accounting manager make to correct the error in 2019

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