Effect of recording errors on the balance sheet equation Siderurgica Venezolana Sivensa, S.A., is a Venezuelan steel

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Effect of recording errors on the balance sheet equation Siderurgica Venezolana €œSivensa,€ S.A., is a Venezuelan steel and metalworking company. Assume that during a recent war. Sivensa recorded various transactions with the following journal entries. The company applies IFRS and reports its results in thousands of U.S. dollars. Using the notation O/S (overstated). U/S (understated), or No (no effect), indicate the effects on assets, liabilities, and shareholders€™ equity of any errors in Sivensa€™s recording of each of these transactions. For example, if Sivensa recorded the issue of $10,000 of common stock by debiting Cash and crediting Bonds Payable, the effects of the error air as follows:
Assets€“€“No
Liabilities€“€“O/S $10,000
Shareholders€™ equity€“€“U/S $10,000.
(1) Equipment.................. 10,000
Cash..................... 2,000
Accounts Receivable............ 8,000

Shareholders Equity (Class.) Liabilities Assets +10,000 -2,000 -8,000 %3D

Sivensa acquired equipment costing $10,000 by paying $2,000 cash and signing a note payable for $8,000. It debited Equipment, credited Cash for $2,000, and credited Accounts Receivable for $8,000.
(2) Equipment.................. 4,000
Note Payable................. 4,000

Effect of recording errors on the balance sheet equation Siderur

Sivensa placed an order for equipment valued at $4,000 that it will receive next month. Sivensa made a $1,000 deposit when it made the order and promised to pay the rest on delivery of the equipment. Sivensa debited Equipment for $4,000 and credited Notes Payable for $4,000.

(3) Cash..................... 800
Accounts Receivable............ 800

Effect of recording errors on the balance sheet equation Siderur

Sivensa received $800 as a deposit from a customer and debited Cash and credited Accounts Receivable for $800. The customer did not owe Sivensa any amounts at the time of this transaction.
(4) Prepaid Rent..................... 1,000
Rent Payable.................. 1,000

Effect of recording errors on the balance sheet equation Siderur

Sivensa signed a rental agreement for warehouse space for a one-year period beginning next month. The monthly rental fee of $1,000 is due on the first day of each mo nth. Sivensa debited Prepaid Rent and credited Rent Payable for $1,000.
(5) Sivensa exchanged common stock with a market value of $2,500 for a patent and made no journal entry to record the exchange.
(6) Merchandise Inventories................. 4,900
Cash....................... 4,900

Effect of recording errors on the balance sheet equation Siderur

Sivensa acquired $4,900 of office equipment for cash. It debited Inventory for $4,900 and credited Cash for$4,900.

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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