The accountant for the Tiger Company prepared comparative income statements for 2007 and 2008 as follows: The

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The accountant for the Tiger Company prepared comparative income statements for 2007 and 2008 as follows:

The accountant for the Tiger Company prepared comparative income

The auditor of Tiger Company reviewed the accounting records and income statements and discovered the facts described in items 1 and 2 below. All amounts incurred during 2007 and 2008 are included in the preceding statements.
1. Included in the category €œOther Items€ (along with other smaller miscellaneous items) were the following:
a. A casualty loss of $60,000 in 2007 that was considered to be both unusual and infrequent
b. A $150,000 loss in 2008 from an unusually large write-down of inventory because of obsolescence
c. A $250,000 gain in 2007 that was considered to be both unusual and infrequent
2. On July 1, 2008, Tiger has announced its intention to sell its backscratcher division. This division is considered a component of the company. Operating results for this division are included in the company€™s overall operating results for 2007 and 2008, as shown previously, and are as follows:

The accountant for the Tiger Company prepared comparative income

The division had not been sold by the end of 2008, so the company classified it as held for sale. The division consisted of the following items with book values and fair values on December 31, 2008:

The accountant for the Tiger Company prepared comparative income

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Prepare corrected comparative statements of income for 2008 and 2007 for the Tiger Company. Ignore earnings pershare.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324300987

10th Edition

Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones

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