Error Correction A review of Anderson Corporation’s books indicates that the errors and omissions pertaining to the balance sheet accounts shown as follows had not been corrected during the applicable years.     The net income per the books is: 2017, $10,000; 2018, $12,000; 2019, $15,000; and 2020, $20,000. No dividends were declared during these years and no adjustments were made to retained earnings. The Retained Earnings balance on December 31, 2020, is $50,000.                 Omissions December 31   Ending Inventory Overvalued   Ending Inventory Undervalued   Prepaid Expense   Unearned Revenues   Accrued Expense   Accrued Revenues 2017   $ —             $4,000             $600       $ —       $300       $ —     2018   3,000             —             —       500       —       700     2019   2,000             —             400       —       100         2020   —             1,000             900       200       350       800       Required: Determine the correct net income for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, and the adjusted balance sheet accounts as of December 31, 2020. Ignore possible income tax effects. ANDERSON CORPORATIONWorksheet to Correct Net Income2017 - 2020   Net Income 2017 Net Income 2018 Net Income 2019 Net Income 2020 Ending Inventory Prepaid Expense Unearned Revenues Accrued Expense Accrued Revenues Uncorrected net income $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4                               2017: Inventory undervalued fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6               Prepaid expense omitted fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8               Accrued expense omitted fill in the blank 9 fill in the blank 10                                   2018: Inventory overvalued   fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12             Unearned revenues omitted   fill in the blank 13 fill in the blank 14             Accrued revenues omitted   fill in the blank 15 fill in the blank 16                                 2019: Inventory overvalued     fill in the blank 17 fill in the blank 18           Prepaid expense omitted     fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20           Accrued expense omitted     fill in the blank 21 fill in the blank 22                               2020: Inventory undervalued       fill in the blank 23 $fill in the blank 24         Prepaid expense omitted       fill in the blank 25   $fill in the blank 26       Unearned revenues omitted       fill in the blank 27     $fill in the blank 28     Accrued expense omitted       fill in the blank 29       $fill in the blank 30   Accrued revenues omitted       fill in the blank 31         $fill in the blank 32                     Corrected amounts $fill in the blank 33 $fill in the blank 34 $fill in the blank 35 $fill in the blank 36 $fill in the blank 37 $fill in the blank 38 $fill in the blank 39 $fill in the blank 40 $fill in the blank 41 Retained earnings, 12/31/2020, corrected $fill in the blank 42

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Error Correction

A review of Anderson Corporation’s books indicates that the errors and omissions pertaining to the balance sheet accounts shown as follows had not been corrected during the applicable years.

    The net income per the books is: 2017, $10,000; 2018, $12,000; 2019, $15,000; and 2020, $20,000. No dividends were declared during these years and no adjustments were made to retained earnings. The Retained Earnings balance on December 31, 2020, is $50,000.

 

              Omissions
December 31   Ending Inventory
Overvalued
  Ending Inventory
Undervalued
  Prepaid
Expense
  Unearned
Revenues
  Accrued
Expense
  Accrued
Revenues
2017   $ —             $4,000             $600       $ —       $300       $ —    
2018   3,000             —             —       500       —       700    
2019   2,000             —             400       —       100        
2020   —             1,000             900       200       350       800    

 

Required:

Determine the correct net income for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, and the adjusted balance sheet accounts as of December 31, 2020. Ignore possible income tax effects.

ANDERSON CORPORATIONWorksheet to Correct Net Income2017 - 2020

  Net Income
2017
Net Income
2018
Net Income
2019
Net Income
2020
Ending
Inventory
Prepaid
Expense
Unearned
Revenues
Accrued
Expense
Accrued
Revenues
Uncorrected net income $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4          
                   
2017: Inventory undervalued fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6              
Prepaid expense omitted fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8              
Accrued expense omitted fill in the blank 9 fill in the blank 10              
                   
2018: Inventory overvalued   fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12            
Unearned revenues omitted   fill in the blank 13 fill in the blank 14            
Accrued revenues omitted   fill in the blank 15 fill in the blank 16            
                   
2019: Inventory overvalued     fill in the blank 17 fill in the blank 18          
Prepaid expense omitted     fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20          
Accrued expense omitted     fill in the blank 21 fill in the blank 22          
                   
2020: Inventory undervalued       fill in the blank 23 $fill in the blank 24        
Prepaid expense omitted       fill in the blank 25   $fill in the blank 26      
Unearned revenues omitted       fill in the blank 27     $fill in the blank 28    
Accrued expense omitted       fill in the blank 29       $fill in the blank 30  
Accrued revenues omitted       fill in the blank 31         $fill in the blank 32
                   
Corrected amounts $fill in the blank 33 $fill in the blank 34 $fill in the blank 35 $fill in the blank 36 $fill in the blank 37 $fill in the blank 38 $fill in the blank 39 $fill in the blank 40 $fill in the blank 41
Retained earnings, 12/31/2020, corrected $fill in the blank 42    
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