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AICPA Exam CPA-Financial Topic 1 Question 87 Discussion

Actual exam question for AICPA's CPA-Financial exam
Question #: 87
Topic #: 1
[All CPA-Financial Questions]

During 1990, Fuqua Steel Co. had the following unusual financial events occur:

* Bonds payable were retired five years before their scheduled maturity, resulting in a $260,000 gain. Fuqua has frequently retired bonds early when interest rates declined significantly.

* A steel forming segment suffered $255,000 in losses due to hurricane damage. This was the fourth similar loss sustained in a 5-year period at that location.

* A component of Fuqua's operations, steel transportation, was sold at a net loss of $350,000.

This was Fuqua's first divestiture of one of its operating segments.

Before income taxes, what amount should be disclosed as the gain (loss) from extraordinary items in 1990?

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Suggested Answer: B

Choice 'B' is correct. If comparative FS are issued, restate prior year's FS. If comparative FS are not issued, restate prior year-end's retained earnings account by 'adjusting' (net of tax) the opening balance of the current retained earnings statement.


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Refugia
2 days ago
Hmm, this one's tricky. Gotta remember that extraordinary items are, well, extraordinary. The hurricane damage and divestiture losses don't seem to fit that bill, so I'm going with B) $5,000 - the net gain from the early bond retirement.
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Fausto
4 days ago
I'm not sure about this one. Can someone explain why the gain from bond retirement and losses from hurricane damage are considered extraordinary items?
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Hubert
5 days ago
I agree with Evan. The gain from bond retirement and losses from hurricane damage are unusual and infrequent, so they should be disclosed as extraordinary items.
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Evan
8 days ago
I think the answer is C) $(90,000). The bond retirement gain and hurricane losses are considered extraordinary items.
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