TECHNICAL PROBLEM #2

Burleson Co. is a clothing retailer with stores in several locations in the eastern U.S. A partial trial balance showing Burlesons equity, revenue and expense balances as of its December 31, 2022 year-end follows:

	Debits	Credits
Dividends	$ 106,920
Retained earnings (1/1/22)		$ 794,830
Net unrealized gain on CDP bonds (1/1/22)		67,590
Interest revenue		27,160
Sales revenue		5,381,280
Advertising expense	158,470
Cost of goods sold	2,913,150
Depreciation expense	146,390
Insurance expense	177,520
Interest expense	80,760
Salaries and wages expense	1,319,610
Utilities expense	134,270

In addition, the following information is available for the company for 2022. Unless indicated otherwise, this information has not yet been reflected in the companys accounts. All of the dollar amounts are stated on a before-tax basis.

1. In May 2022, Burleson sold a warehouse it no longer needed. Burleson sold the building for $309,850. Burlesons book value for the building at the time of sale was $217,460.

2. At year-end 2022, Burleson decided to change its inventory cost flow method from Last-in, First-out (LIFO) to Average Cost (AC). The effect of the change on 2022 and prior years is as follows:

	2022	Prior Years
Cost of goods sold LIFO	$2,913,150	$7,361,000
Cost of goods sold AC	2,856,910	7,213,000

Note The cost of goods sold figure in Burlesons partial trial balance above reflects use of the old method (LIFO) for 2022.

3. On January 1, 2017, Burleson purchased certain equipment at a price of $48,890. Burleson began depreciating the equipment using the straight-line method and estimates of 11 years for useful life and $5,000 for salvage value. Burleson depreciated the equipment on this basis through 2021 (actually 2022 see the Note below). In early January 2022, the company determined that its initial estimates needed to be revised. Burleson increased the useful life from 11 to 15 years and decreased the salvage value from $5,000 to $1,500.

Note Burleson mistakenly computed depreciation on this equipment for 2022 using the original estimates (11 years and $5,000). The depreciation expense of $146,390 shown in the partial trial balance above reflects use of the original estimates for this equipment.

4. Burleson restructured its ongoing operations during 2022, resulting in restructuring charges of $71,920.

5. In November 2022, Burleson announced that it understated the sales revenue reported in its 2021 financial statements. The company determined that it understated its 2021 sales revenue by $117,060. Burleson plans to record a correcting entry before year-end 2022 and report the correction as required by GAAP in its 2022 financial statements.

Note The discovery and correction of the 2021 error will not change the sales revenue for 2022. The $5,381,280 figure in the partial trial balance above is correct.

6. In 2018, Burleson purchased bonds issued by CDP Co., which it continues to hold as an available-for-sale investment. The fair value of Burlesons investment decreased in 2022, from $429,510 to $316,170.

Note The $67,590 Net unrealized gain on CDP bonds (1/1/22) in the partial trial balance above relates to this item and, of course, is stated net of income taxes.

7. In August 2022, the government of Chile expropriated a manufacturing facility that Burleson owned in the country. The Chilean government informed Burleson that it does not intend to compensate the company for this action. Burlesons accounts show a book value for the manufacturing plant at the time of expropriation of $124,380.

8. In February 2022, Burleson shifted its business strategy, resulting in the October 2022 sale of a component of the company considered a separate major line of business. The sale produced a loss on disposal of $104,160. The operations of the component, prior to the sale in October, produced an income of $31,740.

Assume the above amounts are material. Also, assume the income tax rate applicable to all years and all income items is 25%. Finally, note that Burleson uses the multiple-step format for the reporting of net income items and the one-income statement approach for the display of other comprehensive income items.

Prepare the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 to show the proper reporting of Burlesons:

(a) income and changes in retained earnings.