Integrating Case 4-15

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Integrating Case 4-15 – Balance Sheet and Income Statement Chapters 3 and 4 Requirement There are several deficiencies in the financial statements prepared by the controller for Rice Corporation. The asset section of the balance sheet can be broken down into three categories. This corporation’s assets can be allocated as current assets, investments, and property, plant, and equipment. The $78,000 in marketable securities should be divided between current and non-current assets. Short-term investments would show a balance of $57,000. Investments (long-term) will show a balance of $21,000. The miscellaneous expense that is reported on the income statement should be separately reported, as “users should be made aware of events reported in the income statement that are not likely to occur again in the foreseeable future” (Spiceland, Sepe, & Nelson, 2011, p. 180). This item would move below income from continuing operations and should be considered a loss. Similar to the assets section, the liabilities section should be divided into current and long-term liabilities. Classifying the liabilities in this way will help to provide the bank with additional information to determine the liquidity of Rice Corporation (Spiceland, et al., 2011, p. 115). The first note payable ($80,000) is entirely classified as a current liability. It would be listed under the current liability section as a note payable. The second note payable ($120,000) should be divided between current liabilities ($60,000) and long-term debt ($60,000). The current portion should read “current maturities of long-term debt” (Spiceland, et al., 2011, p. 120). Shareholders’ equity would be listed below long-term liabilities. The line item for allowance for uncollectible accounts should be grouped with accounts receivable. This figure should be deducted from the accounts receivable. The result is a

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