Aston Projected Income Statement YE 12/31/2014 Sales 29,000,000 COGS $14,000,000
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Aston Projected Income Statement
YE 12/31/2014
Sales 29,000,000
COGS $14,000,000
Depreciation expense 2,600,000
Operating Expense 6,400,000 23,000,000
Income Before Tax 6,000,000
Tax Expense 3,000,000
Income After Taxes 3,000,000
ASTON CORPORATION SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
AT DECEMBER 31, 2012
Estimated cash balance $5,000,000
Available-for-sale securities (at cost) 10,000,000
Fair value adjustment (1/1/12) 200,000
Estimated Fair Value at December 31st 2014
Security Cost Estimated Market
A 2,000,000 2,200,000
B 4,000,000 3,900,000
C 3,000,000 3,100,000
D 1,000,000 1,800,000
Total 10,000,000 11,000,000
Other Info As of December 31st 2014
Equiptment- $3,000,000
Accumulated Depreciation (5-Year SL)- 1,200,000
New Robotic Equiptment (Purchased 1/1/14)- 5,000,000
Accumulated Depreciation (5-year DDB)- 2,000,000
The corporation has never used robotic equipment before, and Warren assumed an accelerated method because of the rapidly changing technology in robotic equipment. The company normally uses straight-line depreciation for production equipment.
Aston explains to Warren that it is important for the corporation to show a $7,000,000 income before taxes because Aston receives a $1,000,000 bonus if the income before taxes and bonus reaches $7,000,000. Aston also does not want the company to pay more than $3,000,000 in income taxes to the government.
Instructions: answer the following A and B.
A)What can Warren do within GAAP to accommodate the president's wishes to achieve $7,000,000 in income before taxes and bonus? Present the revised income statement based on your decision.
B)2) are the actions ethical and who are the stake holders in this decision?
Explanation / Answer
PART A
The only option before Warren is to use straight line depreciation instead of the double declining balance method of depreciation for the robotic equipment. The depreciation under SL method would be $ 5,000,000 / 5 = $ 1,000,000 instead of $ 2,000,000.
Sheridan Corporation
Projected Income Statement
For the year ended December 31, 2017
1,600,000
No the action was not ethcal as it wrongly inflated the profits.
Sales 29,000,000 Cost of Goods Sold 14,000,000 Depreciation (2600000-2000000+1000000=160000001,600,000
Operating Expenses 6,400,000 Income before Income Tax 22,000,000 Profit 7000000Related Questions
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