190. Eric Wood, CPA, was organized on January 1, 2011, as a proprietorship. List the errors that you find in
the following financial statements and prepare the corrected statements for the three months ended March 31,
2011.
Eric Wood, CPA
Income Statement
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Answering service expense
Eric Wood, CPA
Statement of Owner’s Equity
March 31, 2011
Eric Wood, capital, January, 1, 2011
Investment on January 1, 2011
Net income for the 3 months
Increase in owner’s equity
Eric Wood, capital, March 31, 2011
Balance Sheet
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Errors in the Eric Wood, CPA, financial statements include the following:
Miscellaneous expense is incorrectly listed after utilities expense in the income statement. Miscellaneous expense should be listed as the
last expense, regardless of the amount.
The operating expenses are incorrectly added. Instead of $28,000, the total should be $32,660.
Because operating expenses are incorrectly added, the net income is incorrect. It should be listed as $9,340.
The statement of owner’s equity should be for a period of time instead of a specific date. That is, the statement of owner’s equity should
be reported “For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011.”
The amount of the owners’ equity is incorrect. It should be $24,340.
The name of the company is missing from the balance sheet heading.
The balance sheet should be as of “March 31, 2011,” not “For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011.”
Cash, not Land, should be the first asset listed in the balance sheet.
Accounts Payable is incorrectly listed as an asset in the balance sheet. Accounts Payable should be listed as a liability.
Liabilities should be listed in the balance sheet ahead of owner’s equity.
Accounts Receivable is incorrectly listed as a liability in the balance sheet. Accounts Receivable should be listed as an asset.
The total assets and the total liabilities and owner’s equity do not foot.