Top Sound International designs and sells high-end stereo equipment for auto and home use. Engineers notified management in December 2021 of a circuit flaw in an amplifier that poses a potential fire hazard. Further investigation indicates that a product recall is probable estimated to cost the company $4 million. The fiscal year ends on December 31.Required:1. Should this contingent liability be reported, disclosed in a note only, or neither? Explain.2. What loss, if any, should Top Sound report in its 2021 income statement?3. What liability, if any, should Top Sound report in its 2021 balance sheet?4. What entry, if any, should be recorded?

! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] A company designs and sells high-end stereo equipment for auto and home use. Engineers notified management in December Year 1 of a circuit flaw in an amplifier that poses a potential fire hazard. Further investigation indicates that a product recall is probable, estimated to cost the company $3.1 million. The fiscal year ends on December 31. Required: 1. Should this contingent liability be reported, disclosed in a note only, or neither? This contingent liability should be

Conrad Playground Supply underwent a restructuring in 2021. The company conducted a thorough internal audit, during which the following facts were discovered. The audit occurred during 2021 before any adjusting entries or closing entries are prepared. a. Additional computers were acquired at the beginning of 2019 and added to the company's office network. The $45,000 cost of the computers was inadvertently recorded as maintenance expense. Computers have five-year useful lives and no material salvage value. This class of equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method. b. Two weeks prior to the audit, the company paid $17,000 for assembly tools and recorded the expenditure as office supplies. The error was discovered a week later. c. On December 31, 2020, merchandise inventory was understated by $78,000 due to a mistake in the physical inventory count. The company uses the periodic inventory system. d. Two years earlier, the company recorded a 4% stock dividend (2,000 common…

Conrad Playground Supply underwent a restructuring in 2021. The company conducted a thorough internal audit, during which the following facts were discovered. The audit occurred during 2021 before any adjusting entries or closing entries are prepared. Additional computers were acquired at the beginning of 2019 and added to the company’s office network. The $42,000 cost of the computers was inadvertently recorded as maintenance expense. Computers have five-year useful lives and no material salvage value. This class of equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method. Two weeks prior to the audit, the company paid $14,000 for assembly tools and recorded the expenditure as office supplies. The error was discovered a week later. On December 31, 2020, merchandise inventory was understated by $72,000 due to a mistake in the physical inventory count. The company uses the periodic inventory system. Two years earlier, the company recorded a 3% stock dividend (1,400 common shares, $1 par)…

3) The client purchased raw material that was received just before year-end. The purchase was recorded based on its estimated value. The invoice was not received until February 5, 2021, and the cost was substantially different than was estimated4) On February 15, 2021, the civil court decided that Client Company must pay compensation loss due to defect product sold to their customer. lawsuits started in court since June 20205) On February 20, 2021, a major of client customer which has large amount of outstanding A/R suddenly fill for bankruptcy6) On April 1, 2021 fire rage accident destroy client warehouse and the loss were materialQuestions:a. Indicate type 1 subsequent event, type 2 subsequent event, or not subsequent event. What kinds of action, client need to do? Adjust, disclose, or no need to do adjust/disclose for every point form 1) to 6). Provide the reason why it should be adjusted or disclose or neither. (30%)b. What effect on auditors’ independent report if client refused…

Conrad Playground Supply underwent a restructuring in 2021. The company conducted a thorough internal audit, during which the following facts were discovered. The audit occurred during 2021 before any adjusting entries or closing entries are prepared. Additional computers were acquired at the beginning of 2019 and added to the company’s office network. The $50,000 cost of the computers was inadvertently recorded as maintenance expense. Computers have five-year useful lives and no material salvage value. This class of equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method. Two weeks prior to the audit, the company paid $22,000 for assembly tools and recorded the expenditure as office supplies. The error was discovered a week later. On December 31, 2020, merchandise inventory was understated by $88,000 due to a mistake in the physical inventory count. The company uses the periodic inventory system. Two years earlier, the company recorded a 3% stock dividend (3,000 common shares, $1 par)…

Conrad Playground Supply underwent a restructuring in 2021. The company conducted a thorough internal audit, during which the following facts were discovered. The audit occurred during 2021 before any adjusting entries or closing entries are prepared. Additional computers were acquired at the beginning of 2019 and added to the company’s office network. The $48,500 cost of the computers was inadvertently recorded as maintenance expense. Computers have five-year useful lives and no material salvage value. This class of equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method. Two weeks prior to the audit, the company paid $20,500 for assembly tools and recorded the expenditure as office supplies. The error was discovered a week later. On December 31, 2020, merchandise inventory was understated by $85,000 due to a mistake in the physical inventory count. The company uses the periodic inventory system. Two years earlier, the company recorded a 3% stock dividend (2,700 common shares, $1 par)…

Dinoco Petroleum faces three potential contingency situations, described below. Dinoco’s fiscal year ends December 31, 2021, and it issues its 2021 financial statements on March 15, 2022. Required: Determine the appropriate means of reporting each situation for the year ended December 31, 2021, and record any necessary entries. Explain your reasoning. 1. In the initial trial, Dinoco lost a $130 million lawsuit resulting from a dispute with a supplier. The case is under appeal. Although Dinoco is unable to predict the outcome, it does not expect the case to have a material adverse effect on the company. 2. In November 2020, the state of Texas filed suit against Dinoco, seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief for violations of environmental laws regulating hazardous waste. On January 12, 2022, Dinoco reached a settlement with state authorities. Based upon discussions with legal counsel, it is probable that Dinoco will require $150 million to cover the cost of violations. 3. Dinoco…

In 2026, after the 2025 financial statements were issued, internal auditors discovered that PKE Displays, Incorporated, had debited an expense account for the $350,000 cost of a machine purchased on January 1, 2021. The machine’s useful life was expected to be five years with no residual value. Straight-line depreciation is used by PKE. Ignoring income taxes, prepare the journal entry PKE will use to correct the error.

Pending Damage Suit Disclosure On December 15, 2019, a truck driver for Cork Transfer Company negligently rounded a curve that was also a bridge covering several local merchant shops. The truck jumped the guardrail and fell 30 feet onto one of the shops, causing highly flammable chemicals in the truck to explode. Although by February 22, 2020 (the date on which Corks financial statements for 2019 are issued), no claims had been filed against Cork, the companys legal counsel believes it is probable that some will be filed in the future. However, counsel does not believe it can reasonably estimate the amount of these potential claims. Required: Explain the accounting treatment, if any, Cork should give the contingent loss occurring from the wreck in the December 31, 2019, financial statements.