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Below is the Retained Earnings account for the year 2017 for Cullumber Corp. Retained earnings, January 1, 2017 $258,430 Add: Gain on sale of investments

Below is the Retained Earnings account for the year 2017 for Cullumber Corp.

Retained earnings, January 1, 2017

$258,430

Add:
Gain on sale of investments (net of tax)

$42,030

Net income

85,330

Refund on litigation with government, related to the year 2014 (net of tax)

22,430

Recognition of income earned in 2016, but omitted from income statement in that year (net of tax)

26,230

176,020

434,450

Deduct:
Loss on discontinued operations (net of tax)

35,830

Write-off of goodwill (net of tax)

60,830

Cumulative effect on income of prior years in changing from LIFO to FIFO inventory valuation in 2017 (net of tax)

24,030

Cash dividends declared

32,830

153,520

Retained earnings, December 31, 2017

$280,930

(a) Prepare a corrected retained earnings statement. Cullumber Corp. normally sells investments of the type mentioned above. FIFO inventory was used in 2017 to compute net income. (List items that increase adjusted retained earnings first.)

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