Assume that Hahn Consulting erroneously recorded the payment of dividends of ($ 5,000) as a debit to

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Assume that Hahn Consulting erroneously recorded the payment of dividends of \(\$ 5,000\) as a debit to Salary Expense.

(a) How would this error affect the equality of the trial balance?

(b) How would this error affect the income statement, retained earnings statement, and balance sheet?

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780324380675

10th Edition

Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac

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