Question

IOP Company purchased a machine on 1/1/22 costing $500. Estimated life was 5 years; estimated salvage value was $100. In 2025, IOP discovered that the bookkeeper correctly used straight-line depreciation, but erroneously used an estimated life of 8 years in computing depreciation for the first 3 years of life. The Prior Period Adjustment to be recorded in 2025 will be:

Answer 1

The Prior Period Adjustment to be recorded in 2025 will include a $90 debit as adjustment to Retained Earnings

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct depreciation would have been = ($500-$100)/5 = $80

Depreciation charged wrongly as ($500-$400)/8 = $50

Therefore depreciation has been charged short by $30 for three years, thereby reflecting income greater by $30 each year for 3 years.

Since due to wrong depreciation retained earnings is higher by $90, therefore we have to debit retained earnings by $90