The accountant preparing the income statement for Bakersfield, Inc. had some doubts about the appropriate accounting treatment

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The accountant preparing the income statement for Bakersfield, Inc. had some doubts about the appropriate accounting treatment of the seven items listed below during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. Assume a tax rate of 40 percent. 1. The corporation experienced an uninsured flood loss of $69,740 before taxes. While this loss meets the criteria of an extraordinary item, it has not been recorded. 2. The corporation disposed of its sporting goods division during 2014. This disposal meets the criteria for discontinued operations. The division correctly calculated income from operating this division of $113,110 before taxes and a loss of $11,010 before taxes on the disposal of the division. All of these events occurred in 2014 and have not been recorded. 3. The company recorded advances of $10,400 to employees made December 31, 2014 as Salaries and Wages Expense. 4. Dividends of $10,400 during 2014 were recorded as an operating expense. 5. In 2014, Bakersfield changed its method of accounting for inventory from the first-in-first-out method to the average cost method. Inventory in 2014 was correctly recorded using the average cost method. The new inventory method would have resulted in an additional $125,080 of cost of goods sold (before taxes) being reported on prior years' income statement. 6. Office equipment purchased January 1, 2014 for $71,160 was incorrectly charged to Supplies Expense at the time of purchase. The office equipment has an estimated three-year service life with no expected salvage value. Bakersfield uses the straight-line method to depreciate office equipment for financial reporting purposes. This error has not been recorded. 7. On January 1, 2010, Bakersfield bought a building that cost $85,000, had an estimated useful life of ten years, and had a salvage value of $5,000. Bakersfield uses the straight-line depreciation method to depreciate the building. In 2014, it was estimated that the remaining useful life was eight years and the salvage value was zero. Depreciation expense reported on the 2014 income statement was correctly calculated based on the new estimates. No adjustment for prior years' depreciation estimates was made. For each item, record corrections to income from continuing operations before taxes, if any. (If there is no effect then please enter 0.) 1. The corporation experienced an uninsured flood loss of $69,740 before taxes. While this loss meets the criteria of an extraordinary item, it has not been recorded. $ 2. The corporation disposed of its sporting goods division during 2014. This disposal meets the criteria for discontinued operations. The division correctly calculated income from operating this division of $113,110 before taxes and a loss of $11,010 before taxes on the disposal of the division. All of these events occurred in 2014 and have not been recorded. $ 3. The company recorded advances of $10,400 to employees made December 31, 2014 as Salaries and Wages Expense. $ 4. Dividends of $10,400 during 2014 were recorded as an operating expense. $ 5. In 2014, Bakersfield changed its method of accounting for inventory from the first-in-first- out method to the average cost method. Inventory in 2014 was correctly recorded using the average cost method. The new inventory method would have resulted in an additional $125,080 of cost of goods sold (before taxes) being reported on prior years' income statement. $ 6. Office equipment purchased January 1, 2014 for $71,160 was incorrectly charged to Supplies Expense at the time of purchase. The office equipment has an estimated three- year service life with no expected salvage value. Bakersfield uses the straight-line method to depreciate office equipment for financial reporting purposes. This error has not been recorded. $ 7. On January 1, 2010, Bakersfield bought a building that cost $85,000, had an estimated useful life of ten years, and had a salvage value of $5,000. Bakersfield uses the straight-line depreciation method to depreciate the building. In 2014, it was estimated that the remaining useful life was eight years and the salvage value was zero. Depreciation expense reported on the 2014 income statement was correctly calculated based on the new estimates. No adjustment for prior years' depreciation estimates was made.
Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting

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Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik

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