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    • CommentAuthormurph1031
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2009
     
    I have to prepare an income statement for school. I have a question I hope someone can help me with.
    Info
    income before taxes & before considering the following transactions is $1,200,000.
    Transactions
    1) factory damaged by earthquake recognized a loss of $800,000 before taxes.
    2) sold a chain that qualified as a component of an entity, income was $160,000 and the loss of the chains assets was $300,000.
    3) sold a factory for $1,200,000, at the time of sale the factory had a carrying value of $1,100,000, the factory was not considered a component of the entity.
    4) two years previous company accountant omitted the annual adjustment for patent amortization expense of $120,000, error was discovered this year.

    heres what I have so far.
    income before taxes & Ex. events...............................................$1,200,000
    Income tax expense (30%).......................................................... $360,000
    income before Ex. events...........................................................$840,000
    Discontiued operations
    loss from operations ............................($140,000)
    income tax benefit..................................$42,000
    loss on discountiued operations.....................................................$98,000
    Income before Extraordinary events...............................................$742,000
    Loss from earthquake...............................................................$560,000
    Net Income............................................................................$182,000

    My question is where do I put number 3 and 4. And am I correct with what I've done so far?
    Thanks for any help.



 

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