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AICPA Exam CPA-Financial Topic 3 Question 106 Discussion

Actual exam question for AICPA's CPA-Financial exam
Question #: 106
Topic #: 3
[All CPA-Financial Questions]

On January 2, 1993, Quo, Inc. hired Reed to be its controller. During the year, Reed, working closely with Quo's president and outside accountants, made changes in accounting policies, corrected several errors dating from 1992 and before, and instituted new accounting policies.

Quo's 1993 financial statements will be presented in comparative form with its 1992 financial statements.

This question represents one of Quo's transactions. List A represents possible clarifications of these transactions as: a change in accounting principle, a change in accounting estimate, a correction of an error in previously presented financial statements, or neither an accounting change nor an accounting error.

Item to Be Answered

During 1993, Quo determined that an insurance premium paid and entirely expensed in 1992 was for the period January 1, 1992, through January 1, 1994.

List A (Select one)

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Suggested Answer: C

Choice 'c' is correct. Expensing insurance premiums when paid (rather than allocating them to the periods benefited) is a correction of an error in previously presented financial statements.


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Nickolas
8 days ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be A) Change in accounting principle.
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Karl
9 days ago
I agree with Jacqueline, it seems like a correction of an error from 1992.
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Jacqueline
20 days ago
I think the answer is C) Correction of an error in previously presented financial statements.
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Gail
22 days ago
Hmm, this seems like a change in accounting estimate to me. The insurance premium was paid and expensed in 1992, but it was actually for a longer period.
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Lucille
9 days ago
I agree, it does seem like a correction of an error in this case.
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Valentine
13 days ago
I think it could be a correction of an error in previously presented financial statements.
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