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Introduction: Accounting is a process under which the financial transactions are identified, recorded, analyzed, and summarized, and at the end of the year, the financial results are reported. The various financials prepared at the end of the year are the
To correct: The errors by first reversing the incorrect entry and then preparing the correct entries.
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Introduction: Accounting is a process under which the financial transactions are identified, recorded, analyzed, and summarized, and at the end of the year, the financial results are reported. The various financials prepared at the end of the year are the balance sheet, cash flow statement, and income statement.
To correct: The errors by preparing the correcting entries without making the reversing entries.
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- Ww.202.arrow_forwardWhat is the net effect of the errors on the December 31, 2021 retained earnings?( Leave the numerical figure positive, put a dash then identify if OVERSTATED or UNDERSTATED, example: 25000-OVERSTATED)arrow_forwardKindly Show solution #4 and 5 of this problem. Thank you and godblessarrow_forward
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