Corporate Financial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 10DQ
To determine
Prior Period Adjustments
Prior period adjustments refer to the error that is caused due to any calculation error or from application of wrong accounting principles in any previous accounting year. Such errors are carried forward to the succeeding year to be adjusted without affecting the net income of the current period.
To Indicate: The method of reporting of the prior period adjustment on the current year financial statements.
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