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Chapter 4: Q4-5CA (page 191)

The following financial statement was prepared by employees of Walters Corporation.

WALTERS CORPORATION

INCOME STATEMENT

THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017

Revenues

Gross sales, including sales taxes \(1,044,300

Less: Returns, allowances, and cash discounts 56,200

Net sales 988,100

Dividends, interest, and purchase discounts 30,250

Recoveries of accounts written off in prior years 13,850

Total revenues 1,032,200

Costs and expenses

Cost of goods sold, including sales taxes 465,900

Salaries and related payroll expenses 60,500

Rent 19,100

Delivery expense and freight in 3,400

Bad debt expense 27,800

Total costs and expenses 576,700

Income before other items 455,500

Other items

Loss on discontinued styles (Note 1) 71,500

Loss on sale of marketable securities (Note 2) 39,050

Loss on sale of warehouse (Note 3) 86,350

Total other items 196,900

Net income \)258,600

Net income per share of common stock \(2.30

Note 1: New styles and rapidly changing consumer preferences resulted in a \)71,500 loss on the disposal of discontinued styles and related accessories.

Note 2: The Corporation sold an investment in marketable securities at a loss of \(39,050. The corporation normally sells securities of this nature.

Note 3: The Corporation sold one of its warehouses at an \)86,350 loss.

Instructions

Identify and discuss the weaknesses in classification and disclosure in the single-step income statement above. You should explain why these treatments are weaknesses and what the proper presentation of the items would be in accordance with GAAP.

Short Answer

Expert verified

According to the data provided in the question, the single-step income statement’s format is not accurate for presenting the accounting data available.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of GAAP

The term GAAP refers to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). GAAP contains general rules, guidelines, and principles that help maintain the accounting informationof a business concern.

02

Weaknesses in classification

In the single-step income statement, the business entity does not require to disclose the other items such as loss on discontinued, loss on sale of the warehouse, and so on.

The single-step income statement contains the description of revenues and expenses to reflect the net income and associated earnings per share.

03

Accurate presentation in accordance with GAAP

The accurate presentation in accordance with GAAP is as follows:

  • According to the given accounting data, the company requires to use the format of an income statement rather than adopting a single-step income statement.
  • Further, the loss on the sale of marketable securities should be disclosed in the continuing operation section of the income statement.
  • Also, the loss on the sale of the warehouse should be reported as an extraordinary item section of the income statement because the same is a non-recurring event of the business.
  • In addition, the number of outstanding common stocks is required to review the earnings per share computations’ accuracy.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Question: Counting Crows Inc. provided the following information for the year 2017.

Retained earnings, January 1, 2017 $600,000

Administrative expenses 240,000

Selling expenses 300,000

Sales revenue 1,900,000

Cash dividends declared 80,000

Cost of goods sold 850,000

Loss on discontinued operations 110,000

Rent revenue 102,700

17,000

Income tax applicable to continuing operations 187,000

Income tax benefit applicable to loss on discontinued operations 60,500

Income tax applicable to unrealized holding

gain on available-for-sale securities 2,000

Accounting

Prepare

(a) a single-step income statement for 2017,

(b) a retained earnings statement for 2017, and

(c) a statement of comprehensive income using the two statement format. Shares outstanding during 2017 were 100,000.

Analysis

Explain how a multiple-step income statement format can provide useful information to a financial statement user.

Principles

In a recent meeting with its auditor, Counting Crows’ management argued that the company should be able to prepare a pro forma income statement with some one-time administrative expenses reported similar to discontinued operations. Is such reporting consistent with the qualitative characteristics of accounting information as discussed in the conceptual framework? Explain.

The following account balances were included in the trial balance of Twain Corporation at June 30, 2017.

Sales revenue \(1,578,500

Depreciation expense (office furniture and equipment) \)7,250

Sales discounts \(31,150

Cost of goods sold \)896,770

Property tax expense \(7,320

Salaries and wages expense (sales) \)56,260

Bad debt expense (selling) \(4,850

Sales commissions \)97,600

Maintenance and repairs expense (administration) \(9,130

Travel expense (salespersons) \)28,930

Delivery expense \(21,400

Office expense \)6,000

Entertainment expense \(14,820

Sales returns and allowances \)62,300

Telephone and Internet expense (sales) \(9,030

Dividends received \)38,000

Depreciation expense (sales equipment) \(4,980

Interest expense \)18,000

Maintenance and repairs expense (sales) \(6,200

Income tax expense \)102,000

Miscellaneous selling expenses \(4,715

Depreciation understatement due to error—2014 (net of tax) \)17,700

Office supplies used \(3,450

Telephone and Internet expense (administration) \)2,820

Dividends declared on preferred stock \(9,000

Dividends declared on common stock \)37,000

The Retained Earnings account had a balance of $337,000 at July 1, 2016. There are 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding.

Instructions

(a) Using the multiple-step form, prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the year ended June 30, 2017.

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) The following balances were taken from the books of Alonzo Corp. on December 31, 2017.

Interest revenue \(86,000 Accumulated depreciation equipment \)40,000

Cash \(51,000 Accumulated depreciation—buildings \)28,000

Sales revenue \(1,380,000 Notes receivable \)155,000

Accounts receivable \(150,000 Selling expenses \)194,000

Prepaid insurance \(20,000 Accounts payable \)170,000

Sales returns and allowances \(150,000 Bonds payable \)100,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts \(7,000 Administrative and general expense \)97,000

Sales discounts \(45,000 Accrued liabilities \)32,000

Land \(100,000 Interest expense \)60,000

Equipment \(200,000 Notes payable \)100,000

Buildings \(140,000 Loss from earthquake damage \)150,000

Cost of goods sold \(621,000 Common stock \)500,000

Retained earnings $21,000

Assume the total effective tax rate on all items is 34%.

Instructions

Prepare a multiple-step income statement; 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during the year.

Question: What major types of items are reported in the retained earnings statement?
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