Pierce Ltd. (Pierce) decided to change the costing method for its inventory at its December 31, 2021, year end, moving from the first in, first out (FIFO) method to the weighted average method. The reason for the change was to make the financial statements more reliable and relevant. Pierce was formed on January 1, 2018, and its year-end inventory cost information since inception is as follows: December 31, 2018 $ 78,000 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 124,000 165,000 210,000 FIFO Weighted average $ 73,000 118,000 153,000 195,000 Pierce is subject to tax at a rate of 30% and reports under ASPE. Required: a) Identify and explain what type of accounting change this is. b) Explain the appropriate accounting treatment for this type of accounting change. c) Prepare the adjusting journal entries required by Pierce for the year ended December 31, 2021, to record this accounting change

Pierce Ltd. (Pierce) decided to change the costing method for its inventory at its December 31, 2021, year end, moving from the first in, first out (FIFO) method to the weighted average method. The reason for the change was to make the financial statements more reliable and relevant. Pierce was formed on January 1, 2018, and its year-end inventory cost information since inception is as follows: December 31, 2018 $ 78,000 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 124,000 165,000 210,000 FIFO Weighted average $ 73,000 118,000 153,000 195,000 Pierce is subject to tax at a rate of 30% and reports under ASPE. Required: a) Identify and explain what type of accounting change this is. b) Explain the appropriate accounting treatment for this type of accounting change. c) Prepare the adjusting journal entries required by Pierce for the year ended December 31, 2021, to record this accounting change

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Chapter8: Inventories: Special Valuation Issues

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Problem 14RE: Refer to the information provided in RE8-4. If Paul Corporations inventory at January 1, 2019, had a...

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Refer to the information provided in RE8-4. If Paul Corporations inventory at January 1, 2019, had a cost and net realizable value of 300,000, prepare the journal entry to record the reductions to NRV for Paul Corporation assuming that Paul uses a periodic inventory system and the allowance method. Paul Corporation uses FIFO and reports the following inventory information: Assuming Paul uses a perpetual inventory system and the direct method, prepare the journal entry to record the write-down of inventory.
Schmidt Company began operations on January 1, 2018, and used the LIFO inventory method for both financial reporting and income taxes. However, at the beginning of 2020, Schmidt decided to switch to the average cost inventory method for financial and income tax reporting. It had previously reported the following financial statement information for 2019: An analysis of the accounting records discloses the following cost of goods sold under the LIFO and average cost inventory methods: There are no indirect effects of the change in inventory method. Revenues for 2020 total 130,000; operating expenses for 2020 total 30,000. Schmidt is subject to a 21% income tax rate in all years; it pays all income taxes payable in the next quarter. Assume that any deferred tax liability was paid in the subsequent year. Schmidt had 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding during all years; it paid dividends of 1 per share in 2020. At the end of 2020, Schmidt had cash of 15,600, inventory of 34,000, other assets of 76,000, income taxes payable of 4,200, and accounts payable of 3,000. It desires to show financial statements for the current year and previous year in its 2020 annual report. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to reflect the change in method at the beginning of 2020. Show supporting calculations. 2. Prepare the 2020 financial statements. Notes to the financial statements are not necessary. Show supporting calculations.
Fava Company began operations in 2018 and used the LIFO inventory method for both financial reporting and income taxes. At the beginning of 2019, the anticipated cost trends in the industry had changed, so that it adopted the FIFO method for both financial reporting and income taxes. Fava reported revenues of 300,000 and 270,000 in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Fava reported expenses (excluding income tax expense) of 125,000 and 120,000 in 2019 and 2018, which included cost of goods sold of 55,000 and 45,000, respectively. An analysis indicates that the FIFO cost of goods sold would have been lower by 8,000 in 2018. The tax rate is 21%. Fava has a simple capital structure with 15,000 shares of common stock outstanding during 2018 and 2019. It paid no dividends in either year. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to reflect the change. 2. At the end of 2019, prepare the comparative income statements for 2019 and 2018. Notes to the financial statements are not necessary. 3. At the end of 2019, prepare the comparative retained earnings statements for 2019 and 2018.
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