Altima Corporation discovered an error in its 2020 financial statements. The firm recorded $4,200,000 in depreciation expense instead of record $4,500,000. Altima has a constant tax rate of 40% and reports 3 years of comparative income statements and 2 years of comparative balance sh n its annual report. Ignoring the income tax effect, what is the correct journal entry to record the prior-period adjustment?

Altima Corporation discovered an error in its 2020 financial statements. The firm recorded $4,200,000 in depreciation expense instead of record $4,500,000. Altima has a constant tax rate of 40% and reports 3 years of comparative income statements and 2 years of comparative balance sh n its annual report. Ignoring the income tax effect, what is the correct journal entry to record the prior-period adjustment?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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