Exercise 4-15 The Bramble Corporation, a private company, began operations on January 1, 2017. During its first three years of operations, Bramble reported net income and declared dividends as follows: Net income Dividends declared 2017 $54,000 $0 2018 134,000 50,000 2019 164,000 50,000 The following information is for 2020: Income before income tax $360,000 Correction of prior period error: understatement of 2018 depreciation expense (before tax) 39,000 Cumulative increase in prior years’ income from change in inventory method (before tax) 49,000 Dividends declared (of this amount, $25,000 will be paid on January 15, 2021) 100,000 Effective tax rate 40% Prepare a 2020 statement of retained earnings for Bramble Corporation. The company follows ASPE. (List items that increase retained earnings first.)
Retained Earnings Statement |
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Balance,Jan 1 as reported (54,000+134,000+164,000-50,000-50,000)= |
252000 |
Correction for depreciation error (39000*(1-.40) |
23400 |
cumulative decrease in income from change in inventory methods |
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(49,000*(1-.40) |
29400 |
Balance <january 1 adjusted |
$200,000 |
Add:Net income (360,000*(1-.4) |
$216,000 |
$416,000 |
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less:dividend declared |
$100,000 |
Balance ,December 31 |
$416,000 |
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