Below are three independent and unrelated errors.
- On December 31, 2020, Wolfe-Bache Corporation failed to accrue
salaries expense of $1,450. In January 2021, when it paid employees
for the December 27–January 2 workweek, Wolfe-Bache made the
following entry:
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|
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Salaries expense |
1,450 |
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Cash |
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1,450 |
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- On the last day of 2020, Midwest Importers received a $83,000
prepayment from a tenant for 2021 rent of a building. Midwest
recorded the receipt as rent revenue. The error was discovered
midway through 2021.
- At the end of 2020, Dinkins-Lowery Corporation failed to accrue
interest of $7,300 on a note receivable. At the beginning of 2021,
when the company received the cash, it was recorded as interest
revenue.
Required:
For each error:
1. What would be the effect of each error on the
income statement and the balance sheet in the 2020 financial
statements?
2. Prepare any journal entries each company should
record in 2021 to correct the errors.