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Event 1 is a discontinued operation and would appear on the income
statement below income from continuing operations. To qualify for
discontinued operation treatment, the sold component must be separable,
both operationally and financially, from the rest of the operation. Further,
Krewatch cannot have any significant continuing involvement in the
Event 3 is an extraordinary item and would appear on the income statement
below income from continuing operations. To qualify for extraordinary
treatment, an extinguishment now must meet the unusual and infrequent test.
Given that the retired bonds were the only ones issued in the company’s
history, this test appears to be met.
principle change on the current period income numbers would be disclosed in
a note to the financial statements explaining the accounting change.
Event 5 is a change in accounting estimate and thus would be included in
income from continuing operations. No special income statement disclosure
of this event is required. Depreciation expense in 2014 (and beyond) will be
but they are not unusual so this event is not an extraordinary item.