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In 2018, internal auditors discovered that PKE Displays, Inc. had debited an expense account for the $350,000
cost of equipment purchased on January 1, 2015. The equipment’s life was expected to be five years with no residual value. Straight-line
Required:
1. Prepare the correcting entry assuming the error was discovered in 2018 before the adjusting and closing
entries. (Ignore income taxes.)
2. Assume the error was discovered in 2020 after the 2019 financial statements are issued. Prepare the correcting entry
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