Reference no: EM131806892

Exercise

Before preparing financial statements for the current year, the chief accountant for Toso Company discovered the following errors in the accounts.

1. The declaration and payment of $56,500 cash dividend was recorded as a debit to Interest Expense $56,500 and a credit to Cash $56,500.

2. A 10% stock dividend (1,000 shares) was declared on the $14 par value stock when the market price per share was $18. The only entry made was Stock Dividends (Dr.) $14,000 and Dividend Payable (Cr.) $14,000. The shares have not been issued.

3. A 4-for-1 stock split involving the issue of 373,000 shares of $5 par value common stock for 93,250 shares of $20 par value common stock was recorded as a debit to Retained Earnings $1,865,000 and a credit to Common Stock $1,865,000.

3. A 4-for-1 stock split involving the issue of 373,000 shares of $5 par value common stock for 93,250 shares of $20 par value common stock was recorded as a debit to Retained Earnings $1,865,000 and a credit to Common Stock $1,865,000.

Prepare the correcting entries at December 31. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)