Wilkins Food Products, Inc., acquired a packaging machine from Lawrence Specialists Corporation. Lawrence completed construction of the
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Lawrence made a conceptual error in preparing the amortization schedule, which Wilkins failed to discover until 2018. The error had caused Wilkins to understate interest expense by $45,000 in 2016 and $40,000 in 2017.
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1. Determine which accounts are incorrect as a result of these errors at January 1, 2018, before any adjustments. Explain your answer. (Ignore income taxes.)
2. Prepare a journal entry to correct the error.
3. What other step(s) would be taken in connection with the error?
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 9781259722660
9th Edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas
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