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At the beginning of 2 0 2 0 , Tanham Company discovered the following errors made in the preceding 2 years: 2 0 1 8

At the beginning of 2020, Tanham Company discovered the following errors made in the preceding 2 years:
2018



 
2019
Overstatement of ending inventory $4,900 $2,100
Omission of wages payable 715795
Omission of allowance for doubtful accounts 1,3051,660
Prepayment of insurance recorded as expense 515210
Reported net income was $25,825 in 2018 and $34,815 in 2019. The allowance for doubtful accounts had a zero balance at the beginning of 2018. No accounts were written off during 2018 or 2019. Ignore income taxes.
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1. What is the correct net income for 2018 and 2019?
2. Prepare the adjusting journal entry in 2020 to correct the errors.

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