On January 2, 1993, Quo, Inc. hired Reed to be its controller. During the year, Reed, working closely with
Quo's president and outside accountants, made changes in accounting policies, corrected several errors
dating from 1992 and before, and instituted new accounting policies.
Quo's 1993 financial statements will be presented in comparative form with its 1992 financial statements.
This question represents one of Quo's transactions. List B represents the general accounting treatment
required for these transactions. These treatments are:
. Cumulative effect approach - Include the cumulative effect of the adjustment resulting from the
accounting change or error correction in the 1993 financial statements, and do not restate the 1992
financial statements.
. Retroactive or retrospective restatement approach - Restate the 1992 financial statements and adjust
1 992 beginning retained earnings if the error or change affects a period prior to 1992.
. Prospective approach - Report 1993 and future financial statements on the new basis but do not restate
1 992 financial statements.
Item to Be Answered
Quo manufactures heavy equipment to customer specifications on a contract basis. On the basis that it is
preferable, accounting for these long-term contracts was switched from the completed-contract method to
the percentage-of-completion method.
List B (Select one)
Conn Co. reported a retained earnings balance of $400,000 at December 31, 1991. In August 1992, Conn
determined that insurance premiums of $60,000 for the three-year period beginning January 1, 1991, had
been paid and fully expensed in 1991. Conn has a 30% income tax rate. What amount should Conn report
as adjusted beginning retained earnings in its 1992 statement of retained earnings?
On June 30, 1991, Mill Corp. incurred a $100,000 net loss from disposal of a component of a business.
Also, on June 30, 1991, Mill paid $40,000 for property taxes assessed for the calendar year 1991. What
amount of the foregoing items should be included in the determination of Mill's net income or loss for the
six-month interim period ended June 30, 1991?
What information should a public company present about revenues from its reporting segments?
Coffey Corp.'s trial balance of Income Statement Accounts for the year ended December 31, 1988 as
follows:
Coffey's income tax rate is 30%. The gain on debt extinguishment is considered a usual and recurring part
of Coffey's operations. The hurricane is considered an unusual and infrequent event. Coffey prepares a
multiple-step income statement for 1988.
Net income is:
