Financial & Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781285866307
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.26EX
a)
To determine
Extraordinary Items: There are times when a company faces unusual and infrequent gains and losses. These are accounted and reported as extraordinary items in the financial statement.
Examples:
- Losses incurred due to natural calamities.
- Company’s property taken by a foreign government authority
- Items which do not recur in the foreseeable future
To report: Whether CC has reported the clerical error.
b)
To determine
To report: The change of method of accounting.
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