Question

What is the effect on the financial statement when a company fails to record depreciation?

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Net income is overstated and assets are overstated

Explanation:

The journal entry to record the depreciation expense is shown below:

Depreciation expense A/c Dr

      To Accumulated depreciation A/c

(Being the depreciation expense is recorded)

But if depreciation is failed to record, then the net income is overstated and assets are overstated as the accumulated depreciation decrease the cash balance and The net income overstated represents the understated in an expense account