If the statement of financial position error is discovered in the year of error, what action is to be done by the entity?

Q: What is the impact on A Company financial statements if the company forgets to recognize that…

A: Unearned Revenue - Unearned Revenue is the revenue which is not earned by the company but amount…

Q: Under the double-entry system of accounting, a debit represents a decrease to a liability account.…

A: Debit and credit: The transactions of the company will affect the account balances either by…

Q: Generally accepted accounting principles do not normally allow the use of the direct write-off…

A: GAAp: Generally accepted accounting principles. Two methods for writing off of bad debts are:…

Q: Renewal of notes maturing shortly after the balance sheet date may alter the auditors’ thinking as…

A: Introduction: Balance sheet: It contains all Assets and liabilities of the company for the period…

Q: The change in accounting estimate should be treated currently and prospectively. True or false

A: A change in accounting estimate is a current change that affects the carrying value of Assets and…

Q: Define a change in estimate and provide an illustration. When is a change in accounting estimate…

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Q: If it is impracticable to determine the cumulative effect of an accounting change to any of the…

A: There are situations when company adopt to new method of accounting due to which changes occur in…

Q: If the income statement error is discovered in a subsequent accounting period, what action is to be…

A: Solution Nominal account is a general ledger account pertaining to all income , expenses , losses…

Q: Provide an argument explaining why expenses that were inadvertently omitted in a previous year…

A: The argument against this approach follows AASB 108 (Australian Accounting Standard Board-108) which…

Q: Earnings per share should be reported separately for   a).depreciable assets. b).discontinued…

A: Earning per share (EPS): It is the financial ratio where earning capacity of a share is calculated…

Q: Which of the following statements does not correctly describe the llowance for doubtful accounts…

A: Allowance for doubtful accounts are created to estimate and recognized bad debt expense. This…

Q: The accrual basis of accounting requires adjustments to be made for prepaid, unearned, and accrued…

A: Adjustments in accounting are made at the end of the period in order to show the correct financial…

Q: What is the effect of omission of accrued income in assets at the end of the year of error? a.…

A: Accrued income: Increases assets Increases Owners' equity

Q: Statement 1: Under simplified approach for the impairment of receivables, an entity measures its…

A: Loss allowance balance is the balance which is also known as provision means this balance represents…

Q: uUnder the double-entry system of accounting, a debit represents a decrease to a liability account.…

A: Journal entry is the practice of recording commercial transactions for the first time in the books…

Q: Which of the following is (are) the proper time period(s) to record the effects of a change in…

A: Change in accounting estimate means making changes in the estimated amount of assets and liabilities…

Q: Prior-period adjustments can arise from

A: Prior period items are expenses or incomes which arise in the current period as a result of errors…

Q: Subsequent Events can be classified as adjusting events and non-adjusting events. For the list of…

A: Adjusting events: These are the events which provide evidence for the conditions which existed at…

Q: Deferred revenues represent liabilities recorded when cash is received from customers in advance of…

A: Adjusting entries:Adjusting entries are the journal entries, which are recorded at the end of the…

Q: According to AASB110, which of the following is an adjusting event? Select one: a. All of the above…

A: As per AASB 110, the events that provides the evidence of the conditions that are in existence at…

Q: If the income statement error is discovered in the year of error, what action is to be done by the…

A: An error in income statement refers to posting an expense in the books in the wrong account such as…

Q: Expenses recognized in the wrong accounting period: What does it mean when a company may delay…

A: Delaying the recognition of an expense by recording it as an asset is a common accounting practice…

Q: For each of the following situations, indicate whether itrepresents an accounting error and explain…

A: Answer:   Accounting error.

Q: Corrections of significant errors of past periods are charged or credited directly to the Retained…

A: Retained earnings comes under the head liabilities in the balance sheet .

Q: If the amount of bad debts is significant, use of the direct write-off method increases the…

A: Bad-Debt: It implies to that portion of accounts receivable which is not expected to be collected…

Q: Why do you think the loan officer suspected that the accounts had not been adjusted prior to the…

A: 1. Rule of Adjustments - .In an accrual basis of accounting all Income and Expenses incurred during…

Q: ous period’s financial statements are called?

A: It is common to occur errors in the financial statements, but whenever it is found that errors have…

Q: The accountant for Kerns company mistakenly posted an expense amount as an asset in the general…

A: The financial statement refers to the accounting records that help us to know the financial position…

Q: Which of the following is not a characteristic of non-counterbalancing error? a. If not detected,…

A: The errors which are not automatically corrected in the following accounting period is known as…

Q: Using IFRS, how should prior period errors that are discovered in a subsequent reporting period be…

A: IFRS: They are commonly known as IFRS. It is a set of accounting standards which are developed by…

Q: How should a change in accounting estimate be recognized and disclosed in the financial statements?

A: As per IAS 8 Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors an accounting estimate…

Q: What is the effect of omission of accrued income in assets at the end of the year of error? O NO…

A: A basic Accounting equation is given as under;   Assets = Equity + Liabilities    Meaning,  Total…