Cranston LTD. prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. InOctober 2018, the company received a $2 million government grant. The grant represents 20% of the total cost ofequipment that will be used to improve the roads in the local area. Cranston recorded the grant and the purchaseof the equipment as follows:Cash ................................. 2,000,000Revenue....................... 2,000,000Equipment....................... 10,000,000Cash ............................. 10,000,000Required:1. Explain the alternative accounting treatments available to Cranston for accounting for this government grant.2. Prepare any necessary correcting entries under each of the alternatives described in requirement 1.

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Cranston LTD. prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. In
October 2018, the company received a $2 million government grant. The grant represents 20% of the total cost of
equipment that will be used to improve the roads in the local area. Cranston recorded the grant and the purchase
of the equipment as follows:
Cash ................................. 2,000,000
Revenue....................... 2,000,000
Equipment....................... 10,000,000
Cash ............................. 10,000,000
Required:
1. Explain the alternative accounting treatments available to Cranston for accounting for this government grant.
2. Prepare any necessary correcting entries under each of the alternatives described in requirement 1.

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