Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.11Q
The correction of a material error discovered in a year subsequent to the year the error was made is considered a prior period adjustment. Briefly describe the accounting treatment for prior period adjustments.
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An example of an item that should be reported as a prior-period adjustment in a company’s annual financial statements is a. a settlement resulting from litigation. b. an adjustment of income taxes. c. a correction of an error that occurred in a prior period. d. an adjustment of utility revenue because of rate revisions ordered by a regulatory commission.
According to IAS 8, how should prior period errors that are discovered in a subsequent reporting period be recognized in the financial statements? a. As an adjustment to beginning retained earnings for the reporting period in which the error was discovered. b. As a note in the financial statements that the error was previously made but has since been corrected. c. In the statement of comprehensive income. d. Retroactively for all periods presented.
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Chapter 4 Solutions
Intermediate Accounting
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