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Chapter 22: Question 5 (page 1305)

What is the indirect effect of a change in accounting principle? Briefly describe the reporting of the indirect effects of a change in accounting principle.

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The change in cash flow reflects an indirect effect of a change, and indirect effects are not included in the retrospective application.

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Indirect effect of a change in accounting principle

The indirect effect of a change in accounting principle is reflected by any change in current or future cash flows, which results in a change in accounting principle retrospectively.

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Reporting of indirect effects

The indirect effects are not included in the retrospective application, rather than reported in the period in which the accounting method is changed.

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(Change from Fair Value to Equity) On January 1, 2017, Beyonce Co. purchased 25,000 shares (a 10% interest) in Elton John Corp. for \(1,400,000.

At the time, the book value and the fair value of John’s net assets were \)13,000,000. On July 1, 2018, Beyonce paid \(3,040,000 for 50,000 additional shares of John common stock, which represented a 20% investment in John. The fair value of John’s identifiable assets net of liabilities was equal to their carrying amount of \)14,200,000. As a result of this transaction, Beyonce owns 30% of John and can exercise significant influence over John’s operating and financial policies.

John reported the following net income and declared and paid the following dividends.

Net Income Dividend per Share

Year ended 12/31/17 \(700,000 None

Six months ended 6/30/18 500,000 None

Six months ended 12/31/18 815,000 \)1.55

Instructions

(Any excess fair value is attributed to goodwill.) Determine the ending balance that Beyonce Co. should report as its investment in John Corp. at the end of 2018

Roundtree Manufacturing Co. is preparing its year-end financial statements and is considering the accounting for the following items. 1. The vice president of sales had indicated that one product line has lost its customer appeal and will be phased out over the next 3 years. Therefore, a decision has been made to lower the estimated lives on related production equipment from the remaining 5 years to 3 years. 2. The Hightone Building was converted from a sales office to offices for the Accounting Department at the beginning of this year. Therefore, the expense related to this building will now appear as an administrative expense rather than a selling expense on the current year’s income statement. 3. Estimating the lives of new products in the Leisure Products Division has become very difficult because of the highly competitive conditions in this market. Therefore, the practice of deferring and amortizing preproduction costs has been abandoned in favor of expensing such costs as they are incurred. Identify and explain whether each of the above items is a change in principle, a change in estimate, or an error.

Lowell Corporation has used the accrual basis of accounting for several years. A review of the records, however, indicates that some expenses and revenues have been handled on a cash basis because of errors made by an inexperienced bookkeeper. Income statements prepared by the bookkeeper reported \(29,000 net income for 2016 and \)37,000 net income for 2017. Further examination of the records reveals that the following items were handled improperly.

1. Rent was received from a tenant in December 2016. The amount, \(1,000, was recorded as revenue at that time even though the rental pertained to 2017.

2. Salaries and wages payable on December 31 have been consistently omitted from the records of that date and have been entered as expenses when paid in the following year. The amounts of the accruals recorded in this manner were:

December 31, 2015 \)1,100

December 31, 2016 1,200

December 31, 2017 940

3. Invoices for supplies purchased have been charged to expense accounts when received. Inventories of supplies on hand at the end of each year have been ignored, and no entry has been made for them.

December 31, 2015 $1,300

December 31, 2016 940

December 31, 2017 1,420

Instructions

Prepare a schedule that will show the corrected net income for the years 2016 and 2017. All items listed should be labeled clearly. (Ignore income tax considerations.)

An entry to record Purchases and related Accounts Payable of $13,000 for merchandise purchased on December 23, 2018, was recorded in January 2019. This merchandise was not included in inventory at December 31, 2018. What effect does this error have on reported net income for 2018? What entry should be made to correct for this error, assuming that the books are not closed for 2018?

Gerald Englehart Industries changed from the double-declining-balance to the straight-line method in 2018 on all its equipment. There was no change in the assets’ salvage values or useful lives. Plant assets, acquired on January 2, 2015, had an original cost of \(1,600,000, with a \)100,000 salvage value and an 8-year estimated useful life. Income before depreciation expense was \(270,000 in 2017 and \)300,000 in 2018.

Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entry(ies) to record depreciation expense in 2018.

(b) Starting with income before depreciation expense, prepare the remaining portion of the income statement for 2017 and 2018.
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