Answer:
A) $0
Explanation:
If the award was unsolicited and given to Joan in recognition for her accomplishments in scientific, educational, literary, religious, artistic, or civic fields, then the award is not taxed.
The unsolicited part is the key here, since most awards are given to candidates that have been previously been nominated by someone, e.g. Nobel prizes are only given to nominated candidates and the winners must pay income taxes.
Answer:
$15,000
Explanation:
Closing retained earnings is the accumulated value of an entity`s profit reserve from its earnings from both current and past accounting periods.Closing retained earnings is calculated by deducting dividend paid from earnings after tax of the current year and adding the balance to opening retained earnings.
= Opening retained earnings + (Earnings after tax - Dividend paid)
Based on the information supplied, the closing retained earnings will be:
$
Service Revenue 10,000
Total Expenses (6,000)
Operating profit 4,000
Dividend <u> (1,000)</u>
Retained Earnings 3,000
Retained Earnings b/f <u> 12,000</u>
Closing Retained Earnings <u> 15,000</u>
Note: No information in regard of tax, so the operating profit is used as profit after tax.
Answer: C) A debit of $200,000.
Explanation:
In 2018, Hawk sold all the Diamond Investment bonds at $700.
The amount of reclassification adjustment would be;
= Sales price - original purchase price
= (1,000 * 700) - (1,000 * 500)
= $200,000
The amount should be debited to reverse the gains recorded over the other years.
