Question

Below is the Retained Earnings account for the year 2020 for Swifty Corp. Retained earnings, January 1, 2020 $261,300 Add:_______.

Gain on sale of investments (net of tax) $44,900
Net income 88,200
Refund on litigation with government, related to the year 2017 (net of tax) 25,300
Recognition of income earned in 2019, but omitted from income statement in that year (net of tax) 29,100 187,500 448,800
Deduct:
Loss on discontinued operations (net of tax) 38,700
Write-off of goodwill (net of tax) 63,700
Cumulative effect on income of prior years in changing from LIFO to FIFO inventory valuation in 2020 (net of tax) 26,900
Cash dividends declared 35,700 165,000
Retained earnings, December 31, 2020 $283,800
Prepare a corrected retained earnings statement. Waterway Corp. normally sells investments of the type mentioned above. FIFO inventory was used in 2020 to compute net income. (List items that increase adjusted retained earnings first.)

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The retained earnings as at December 31, 2020 was gotten as $283,800. In the attachment, net income was calculated as:

Net income = $88,200

Add: Gain on investment sale = $44,900

Add: Refund on litigation = $25,300

Less: loss on discounted Operation = $38,700

Less: Goodwill write-off = $63,700

Net income = $56,000

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