Question: Which of the following is not an acceptable way of displaying the components of other comprehensive income under IFRS?

(a) Within the statement of retained earnings.

(b) Second income statement.

(c) Combined statement of comprehensive income.

(d) All of these choices are acceptable.

Short Answer

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Meaning of Retained Earnings

Retained earnings refer to the amount of profits left with a business entity after making the payments of all direct costs, indirect costs, income taxes, and dividends to the shareholders.

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Explanation for the correct options

The components of other comprehensive income are not reported under IFRS in the statement of retained earnings. Still, they are disclosed in the statement of profit and loss or income statement of a business concern.

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Explanation for the incorrect options

The income statements include a variety of formats, such assingle-step and multi-step income statements. An income statement must reflect the other comprehensive income. In addition, the statement of combined comprehensive income also considers the components of other comprehensive income, such as unrealized revenues, expenses, gains, and losses.

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Simpson Corp. is an entertainment firm that derives approximately 30% of its income from the Casino Knights Division, which manages gambling facilities. As an auditor for Simpson Corp., you have recently overheard the following discussion between the controller and financial vice president.

Vice President: If we sell the Casino Knights Division, it seems ridiculous to segregate the results of the sale in the income statement. Separate categories tend to be absurd and confusing to the stockholders. I believe that we should simply report the gain on the sale as other income or expense without detail.

Controller: Professional pronouncements would require that we report this information separately in the income statement. If a sale of this type is considered unusual and infrequent, it must be reported separate from income from continuing operations.

Vice President: What about the walkout we had last month when employees were upset about their commission income? Would this situation not also be subject to reporting outside operating income?

Controller: I am not sure whether this item should get special reporting or not.

Vice President: Oh well, it doesn’t make any difference because the net effect of all these items is immaterial, so no disclosure is necessary.

Instructions

  1. On the basis of the foregoing discussion, answer the following questions. Who is correct about handling the sale? What would be the correct income statement presentation for the sale of the Casino Knights Division?
  2. How should the walkout by the employees be reported?
  3. What do you think about the vice president’s observation of materiality?
  4. What are the earnings per share implications of these topics?

Question: Below is the Retained Earnings account for the year 2017 for Acadian Corp.

Retained earnings, January 1, 2017 \(257,600

Add:

Gain on sale of investments (net of tax) \)41,200

Net income 84,500

Refund on litigation with government, related to

the year 2014 (net of tax) 21,600

Recognition of income earned in 2016, but omitted

from income statement in that year (net of tax) 25,400 172,700

430,300

Deduct:

Loss on discontinued operations (net of tax) 35,000

Write-off of goodwill (net of tax) 60,000

Cumulative effect on income of prior years in changing

from LIFO to FIFO inventory valuation in 2017 (net of tax) 23,200

Cash dividends declared 32,000 150,200

Retained earnings, December 31, 2017 $280,100

Instructions

  1. Prepare a corrected retained earnings statement. Acadian Corp. normally sells investments of the type mentioned above. FIFO inventory was used in 2017 to compute net income.

(Multiple-Step Statement with Retained Earnings Statement) Presented below is information related to Ivan Calderon Corp. for the year 2017.

Net sales $1,300,000 Write-off of inventory due to obsolescence 80,000

Cost of goods sold 780,000 Depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 55,000

Selling expenses 65,000 Casualty loss 50,000

Administrative expenses 48,000 Cash dividends declared 45,000

Dividend revenue 20,000 Retained earnings at December 31, 2016 980,000

Interest Revenue 7,000

Effective tax rate of 34% on all items

Instructions

  1. Prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2017. Assume that 60,000 shares of common stock are outstanding for the entire year.
  2. Prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017.

(Multiple-Step Statement, Retained Earnings Statement) The following information is related to Dickinson Company for 2017.

Retained earnings balance, January 1, 2017 \(980,000

Sales revenue 25,000,000

Cost of goods sold 16,000,000

Interest revenue 70,000

Selling and administrative expenses 4,700,000

Write-off of goodwill 820,000

Income taxes for 2017 1,244,000

Gain on the sale of investments 110,000

Loss due to flood damage 390,000

Loss on the disposition of the wholesale division (net of tax) 440,000

Loss on operations of the wholesale division (net of tax) 90,000XXX

Dividends declared on common stock \)250,000

Dividends declared on preferred stock 80,000

Dickinson Company decided to discontinue its entire wholesale operations (considered a discontinued operation) and to retain its manufacturing operations. On September 15, Dickinson sold the wholesale operations to Rogers Company. During 2017, there were 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding all year.

Instructions

Prepare a multiple-step income statement and a retained earnings statement.

The following are selected ledger accounts of Spock Corporation on December 31, 2017.

Cash \( 185,000 Salaries and wages expense (sales) \)284,000

Inventory 535,000 Salaries and wages expense (office) 346,000

Sales revenue 4,275,000 Purchase returns 15,000

Unearned sales revenue 117,000 Sales returns and allowances 79,000

Purchases 2,786,000 Freight-in 72,000

Sales discounts 34,000 Accounts receivable 142,500

Purchase discounts 27,000 Sales commissions 83,000

Selling expenses 69,000 Telephone and Internet expense (sales) 17,000

Accounting and legal services 33,000 Utilities expense (office) 32,000

Insurance expense (office) 24,000 Miscellaneous office expenses 8,000

Advertising expense 54,000 Rent revenue 240,000

Delivery expense 93,000 Casualty loss (before tax) 70,000

Depreciation expense (office equipment) 48,000 Depreciation expense (sales equipment) 36,000

Common stock (\(10 par) 900,000 Interest expense 176,000

Spock’s effective tax rate on all items is 34%. A physical inventory indicates that the ending inventory is \)686,000.

Instructions

Prepare a condensed 2017 income statement for Spock Corporation.

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