The information provided to you is as follows: Purchase of machinery (!/9/2019) instead of € 32,400 with cash was registered as a purchase of different materials of equal value. The result of the error was to calculate and recognize the consumption of the various materials (theentire amount of the various materials) and not to calculate the depreciation of the machines (annual depreciation 3.240 €). Correction of accounting error is carried out 1/1/2020. The correction record is requested a) if the error was found in the fiscal year (2020) and b) if the error was found in the next financial year (2021) i.e. the error while the correction entry was made in 2020  takes place on 1/1/2021.

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Purchase of machinery (!/9/2019) instead of € 32,400 with cash was registered as a purchase of different materials of equal value. The result of the error was to calculate and recognize the consumption of the various materials (theentire amount of the various materials) and not to calculate the depreciation of the machines (annual depreciation 3.240 €). Correction of accounting error is carried out 1/1/2020. The correction record is requested a) if the error was found in the fiscal year (2020) and b) if the error was found in the next financial year (2021) i.e. the error while the correction entry was made in 2020  takes place on 1/1/2021.

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