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- July 26, 2022 at 5:31 pm #661921
A BUSINESS RECEIVED A DELIVERY OF GOODS ON 29 JUNE 2013, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN INVENTORY AT 30 JUNE 2013.
THE INVOICE FOR THE GOOD WAS RECORDED IN JULY 2013.
WHAT EFFECT WILL THIS HAVE HAD ON THE BUSINESS?THE CORRECT ANSWER WAS:
Profit for the year ended 30 June 2013 will be overstated.I do not know why sir.
Since we have the goods before the year end, is it not okay to have included it in the inventory. That is the only explanation for the overstating of profit.July 27, 2022 at 9:07 am #661935It was correct to include the goods in inventory.
However the invoice should have been accrued for as at 30 June but nothing has been entered. This means that the purchases for the year was understated and therefore the profit was overstated.
July 29, 2022 at 12:19 pm #662095Okay. That makes so much sense to me now. It would have been safer to use a t-account, wouldn’t it?
July 29, 2022 at 5:57 pm #662112I prefer not to use a t-account, but it is your choice.
You can never be asked to prepare a t-account in the exam, and to do so usually takes more time (and time pressure is the biggest problem in the exam).
July 30, 2022 at 10:52 am #662153Okay, I’ll take the advise sir. Thank you.
July 30, 2022 at 11:20 am #662154John, please how do I deal with revaluation surplus in a consolidated statement of financial position?
And please specify if it is revenue reserve or not. Or do I also treat it like I would treat retained earnings?July 30, 2022 at 3:47 pm #662173In future please start a new thread when asking about a new topic (and head up the thread with the topic and not just ‘question’). It is because many students use the search facility on this website to see if their question has already been answered 🙂
As I explain in my free lectures. a revaluation reserve is not a revenue reserve – it is a capital reserve. However all reserves (including retained earnings and revaluation reserve) are treated in the same way when consolidating.
July 30, 2022 at 4:55 pm #662178Thank you so much. And yes, will do (start new threads for new topics.
July 31, 2022 at 8:41 am #662211You are welcome.
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