Chapter 11, Problem 11.22E

Requirement – 1

To determine

Errors:

An error is a mistake committed in the process of book-keeping or in accounting.  In some cases, errors may occur but, they will not affect the totals of the trial balance. Such an error can be found while preparing the trial balance or would be indicated by the unusual account balance.

Depreciation:

It refers to the reduction in the monetary value of fixed tangible assets over its useful life due to its wear and tear or, obsolescence. In other words, it is the method of distributing the cost of tangible fixed assets over its estimated useful life.

Straight-line Depreciation:

Under the straight-line method of depreciation, the same amount of depreciation is allocated every year over the estimated useful life of an asset. The formula to calculate the depreciation cost of the asset using the residual value is shown as below:

$\text{Depreciation = }\frac{\left(\text{Cost of the asset}-\text{Residual value}\right)}{\text{Estimated useful life of the asset}}$

To prepare: The correcting journal entries assuming the error was discovered in 2016 before adjusting and closing entries.

Requirement – 2

To determine

To prepare: The correcting journal entry assuming the error was discovered in 2018 after the 2017 financial statements are issued.