C Question and Answers
Updated 2026
PublicBcorporationsBmustBfileBfinancialBstatementsBwithBtheB-
BAnswerBSecuritiesBandBExchangeBCommissionB(SEC)
AdheringBtoBgenerallyBacceptedBaccountingBprinciples,BaBcompanyBshouldBreportBtotal
BassetsBandBtotalBliabilitiesBonBtheB-BAnswerBbalanceBsheet
BobBBertolucci,BownerBofBBob'sBBazaar,BalsoBownsBaBpersonalBresidenceBthatBcostsB$
575,000.BTheBmarketBvalueBofBhisBresidenceBisB$725,000.BDuringBpreparationBofBtheB
financialBstatementsBforBBob'sBBazaar,BtheBaccountingBprincipleBthatBdisallowsBtheBpre
sentationBofBpersonalBresidenceBonBtheBcompany'sBbalanceBsheetBisBtheB-
BAnswerBconceptBofBtheBbusinessBentity
ABtransactionBcausedBanB$60,000BincreaseBinBbothBtotalBassetsBandBtotalBliabilities.BT
hisBtransactionBcouldBhaveBbeenBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?B-
BAnswerBPurchaseBofBofficeBequipmentBforB$120,000,BpayingB$60,000BcashBandBissui
ngBaBnoteBpayableBforBtheBbalance.
DuringBtheBcurrentByear,BtheBassetsBofBWheatley'sBincreasedBbyB$362,000,BandBtheBli
abilitiesBincreasedBbyB$260,000.BTheBowners'BequityBinBtheBbusinessBmustBhaveB-
BAnswerBincreasedBbyB$102,000
TheBfollowingBtransactionsBoccurredBduringBMarch,BtheBfirstBmonthBofBoperationsBfor
BHunterBProducts,BIncorporated
CapitalBstockBwasBissuedBinBexchangeBforB$360,000Bcash
PurchasedB$180,000BofBequipmentBbyBmakingBaB$60,000BcashBdownBpaymentBandBsi
gningBaBnoteBpayableBforBtheBbalance
MadeBaB$35,000BcashBpaymentBonBtheBnoteBpayableBfromBtheBpurchaseBofBequipme
nt
, SoldBaBpieceBofBequipmentBforBcashBofB$18,000.BTheBequipmentBwasBsoldBatBcost,Bs
oBthereBisBnoBgainBorBlossBonBtheBsale
WhatBisBtheBbalanceBinBtheBCashBaccountBatBtheBendBofBMarch?B-
BAnswerB$283,000;BReviewBCalculatingBbalanceBinBCashBaccount
TheBfollowingBtransactionsBoccurredBduringBMay,BtheBfirstBmonthBofBoperationsBforBQ
ualityBGalleries,BIncorporated
IssuedB50,000BsharesBofBcapitalBstockBtoBtheBownersBofBtheBcorporationBinBexchange
BforB$600,000Bcash
PurchasedBaBpieceBofBlandBforB$400,000,BmakingBaB$150,000BcashBdownBpaymentBa
ndBsigningBaBnoteBpayableBforBtheBbalance
MadeBaB$60,000BcashBpaymentBonBtheBnoteBpayableBfromBtheBpurchaseBofBland
PurchasedBequipmentBonBcreditBfromBBBW,BIncorporatedBforB$63,000
WhatBareBtheBtotalBassetsBofBQualityBGalleriesBatBtheBendBofBMay?B-
BAnswerB$853,000
SallyBSmithBhadBexpensesBofB$800BinBJuneBwhichBsheBpaidBinBJuly.BSheBreportedBthe
seBexpensesBonBherBJuneBincomeBstatement.BByBdoingBthis,BsheBisBfollowingBtheBacc
ountingBprincipleBofB-BAnswerBmatching
ABjournalBentryBtoBrecognizeBtheBcollectionBofBanBaccountsBreceivableBmustBincludeB
aB-BAnswerBcreditBtoBAccountsBReceivable
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBconcerningBmaterialityBisBtrue?B-
BAnswerBImmaterialBitemsBshouldBbeBhandledBinBtheBmostBexpedientBmanner,BevenB
ifBresultingBfinancialBstatementsBareBnotBcompletelyBprecise.
Paddle,BIncorporatedBpurchasedBequipmentBforB$14,760BonBJanuaryB1,BYearB1.BTheBe
quipmentBhasBaBusefulBlifeBofB3Byears.BHowBmuchBdepreciationBexpenseBshouldBPad
dleBrecognizeBonBitsBincomeBstatementBforBYearB1?B-
BAnswerB$4,920B[B$14,760/36BmonthsB*B12BmonthsB(becauseBequipmentBwasBpurch
asedBinBFebruary)B]