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Chapter 11: 14RQ (page 604)
Curtis Company is facing a potential lawsuit. Curtis’s lawyers think that it is reasonably possible that it will lose the lawsuit. How should Curtis report this lawsuit?
Reasonable possible contingent liability is recorded in the notes to the financial statement.
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What payroll taxes is the employer responsible for paying?
In 150 words or fewer, explain how contingent liabilities are accounted for.
Question:The income statement for Vermont Communications follows. Assume VermontCommunications signed a 3-month, 3%, \(6,000 note on June 1, 2018, and that thiswas the only note payable for the company.
Vermont Communications | ||
Income Statement | ||
Year Ended July 31, 2018 | ||
Net Sales Revenue | \) 26,500 | |
Cost of Goods Sold | 12,200 | |
Gross Profit | 14,300 | |
Operating Expenses: | ||
Selling Expenses | \( 690 | |
Administrative Expenses | 1,550 | |
Total Operating Expenses | 2,240 | |
Operating Income | 12,060 | |
Other Income and (Expenses): | ||
Interest Expense | ? | |
Total Other Income and (Expenses) | ? | |
Net Income before Income Tax Expense | ? | |
Income Tax Expense | 2,410 | |
Net Income | \) ? | |
Requirements
1. Fill in the missing information for Vermont’s year ended July 31, 2018, incomestatement. Round to the nearest dollar.
2. Compute the times-interest-earned ratio for the company. Round to twodecimals.
Coltrane Company has a \(5,000 note payable that is paid in \)1,000 instalments over five years. How would the portion that must be paid within the next year be reported on the balance sheet?
Golden Bear Construction operates throughout California. The owner, Gaylan Beavers, employs 15 work crews. Construction supervisors report directly to Beavers, and the supervisors are trusted employees. The home office staff consists of an accountant and an office manager.
Because employee turnover is high in the construction industry, supervisors hire and fire their own crews. Supervisors notify the office of all personnel changes. Also, supervisors forward the employee W-4 forms to the home office. Each Thursday, the supervisors submit weekly time sheets for their crews, and the accountant prepares the payroll. At noon on Friday, the supervisors come to the office to get paychecks for distribution to the workers at 5 p.m.
The company accountant prepares the payroll, including the paychecks. Beavers signs all paychecks. To verify that each construction worker is a bona fide employee, the accountant matches the employee’s endorsement signature on the back of the canceled paycheck with the signature on that employee’s W-4 form.
Requirements
Discuss a control feature that the company can use to safeguard against the fraud you identified in Requirement 1.
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