ACC303 Comprehensive Problem-Student Instructions
Instructions to Students
This assignment must be done independently-at home.
Ingalls Corporation is in the process of negotiating a loan for expansion purposes. The books and records have never been audited, and the bank has requested that an audit be performed. Ingalls has prepared the following comparative financial statements for the years ended December 31, 20x4, and 20x3. Ingalls Corporation is in the Athletic Sportswear Industry and their business is merchandising. You have been asked to review the statements to ensure its accuracy and freedom from errors and omissions. During your audit, some of the findings included the following facts: * An analysis of collections and
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* An analysis of 20x3 operating expenses revealed that Ingalls charged the following item to expense: a 3 year insurance premium in the amount of $ 2,700.00 that started and was recorded on January 2, 20x3.
Required: 1) Prepare any entries to correct the books as of December 31, 20x4. The books for 20x4 have not yet been closed. 2) Be sure to review the existing statements for any other omissions and errors. 3) Prepare in proper and good form the multi-step Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings, and the classified Balance sheet for 20x3 and 20x4. 4) Each statement should be on a separate worksheet and all worksheets should be linked (Income from the Income statement is linked to the Statement of Retained Earnings). Work should be completed using Microsoft Excel. All worksheets should be in printable form. 5) Use the “T” account form to track entries. 6) After identifying the errors and correcting the books, prepare a memorandum Microsoft word document addressing the CEO and Board of Directors of Ingalls summarizing the effect of the errors, changes and corrected statements. Each of the corrections/changes should be in a separate paragraph. 7) Submit your work to the appropriate link in the weekly folder in Blackboard.
Ingalls Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet As
Astaire Company uses the gross profit method to estimate inventory for monthly reporting purposes. Presented below is information for the month of May.
7. Prepare the 3 financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2013 (multi step income statement, classified balance sheet, and statement of retained earnings). Even though you are preparing a multi-step income statement, you still need to list the various expenses individually on the income statement for consideration of full credit. These 3 statements must be typed. Also you must include appropriate dollar signs and appropriate underlines and correct formatting for the statements to receive full credit.
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Identify the financial statement(s) where each of the following items appears. Use I for income statement, E for statement of retained earnings, and B for balance sheet.
Compare the primary auditor objectives in auditing historical financial statements to auditing internal controls over financial reporting. Identify at least two (2) objectives that are the most significant in reducing the risk of reporting errors or misstatements in financial statements. Provide a rationale for your response.
Evaluating the Reasonableness of the Accounting Estimates, and Determining Misstatements: the auditor shall evaluate, based on the audit evidence, whether the accounting estimates in the financial statements are either
Retained Earnings Statement shows amounts and causes of changes in retained earnings during the period. Time period is the same as that covered by the income statement. Users can evaluate dividend payment practices. This statement shows the changes in the shareholders’ equity account. The first line item is the beginning balance for common stock. The amount of newly issued common stock is added to the
This course focuses on ways in which financial statements reflect business operations and emphasizes use of financial statements in the decision-making process. The course encompasses all business forms and various sectors such as merchandising, manufacturing and service. Students make extensive use of spreadsheet applications to analyze accounting records and financial statements. Prerequisites: COMP100 and MATH114 / 4-4
financial statements to comply with ASC 740-10 by completing the table that was provided and justify
Could you please make the amendments, remove my highlighted text, proof read and spell check your work and re-submit this unit by 19/10/15.
The auditing firm has been in engagement with the company throughout the period when the fraud was being committed. One of the common and clear indicators of possible fraud was the company’s cash flow statement. The company experienced positive growth in its profits from the year 1996 through to the year 1998. However, a close analysis of the cash flow statement shows that the company had experienced negative figures of cash flow from both operating and investing activities and positive cash flow from financing activities which would not sufficiently offset the negative cash flows from operating and investing. It is therefore evident
1. Discuss methods (Accounting Policies) your chosen company uses to account for its various items of assets, liabilities, and shareholder equity:
As a creditor or lender it is of utmost importance that they have all the information necessary to make a sound decision as to whether or not they will lend money to a company. The retained earnings statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows will paint that picture for a creditor due to the fact that they will see where the company’s money is being earned and spent through the statement of cash flows, they will see how they are either paying out dividends to investors or reinvesting the money into the business through the retained earning statements, and how solvent the business is by looking at the balance sheet.
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