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You are internal auditor for Shannon Supplies, Inc., and arereviewing the company’s preliminary financial statements. Thestatements, prepared after making the adjusting entries, but beforeclosing entries for the year ended December 31, 2016, are asfollows:
SHANNON SUPPLIES, INC.
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2016
($ in 000s)
Assets
Cash $ 2,440
Investments 290
Accounts receivable, net 850
Inventory 1,100
Property, plant, and equipment 1,280
Less: Accumulated depreciation (520)
Total assets $ 5,440
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 3,360
Income tax payable 260
Common stock, $1 par 240
Additional paid-in capital 790
Retained earnings 790
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 5,440


SHANNON SUPPLIES, INC.
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
($ in 000s)
Sales revenue $ 3,480
Operating expenses:
Cost of goods sold $ 1,180
Selling and administrative 900
Depreciation 80 2,160
Income before income tax $ 1,320
Income tax expense (528)
Net income $ 792
Shannon’s income tax rate was 40% in 2016 and previous years.During the course of the audit, the following additionalinformation (not considered when the above statements wereprepared) was obtained:
a.
Shannon’s investment portfolio consists of blue chip stocksheld for long-term appreciation. To raise working capital, some ofthe shares with an original cost of $184,000 were sold in May 2016.Shannon accountants debited cash and credited investments for the$228,000 proceeds of the sale.
b.
At December 31, 2016, the fair value of the remainingsecurities in the portfolio was $316,000.
c.
The state of Alabama filed suit against Shannon in October2014 seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief for violationsof environmental regulations regulating emissions. Shannon’s legalcounsel previously believed that an unfavorable outcome was notprobable, but based on negotiations with state attorneys in 2016,now believe eventual payment to the state of $134,000 is probable,most likely to be paid in 2019.
d.
The $1,100,000 inventory total, which was based on a physicalcount at December 31, 2016, was priced at cost. Based on yourconversations with company accountants, you determined that theinventory cost was overstated by $136,000.
e.
Electronic counters costing $84,000 were added to theequipment on December 29, 2015. The cost was charged torepairs.
f.
Shannon’s equipment on which the counters were installed had aremaining useful life of four years on December 29, 2015, and isbeing depreciated by the straight-line method for both financialand tax reporting.
g.
A new tax law was enacted in 2016 which will cause Shannon’sincome tax rate to change from 40% to 35% beginning in 2017.
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record the effects on Shannon’saccounting records at December 31, 2016, for each of the itemsdescribed above. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event,select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Donot round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in wholedollars not in thousands of dollars.)

ReferenceseBook & Resources
General JournalDifficulty: 3 HardLearning Objective: 20-06Understand and apply the four-step process of correcting andreporting errors, regardless of the type of error or the timing ofits discovery.

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