Question

In 2021, the internal auditors of Development Technologies, Inc., discovered that a $4 million purchase of merchandise in 2021 was recorded in 2020 instead. The physical inventory count at the end of 2020 was correct. Assume the company uses a periodic inventory system. Required: Prepare the journal entry needed in 2021 to correct the error. (Ignore income taxes.) (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5). If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Answer 1

Answer:

No entry required

However, the balance sheet must be adjusted to  represent both, the 4,000,000 inventory and the 4,000,000 accounts payable

Explanation:

As the account involved:

Inventory and accounts payable are permanent account do not alter the net income for the year ended December 31th 2020.

Also as no cash is involve the cash statement is not affected too.

This delay on recording generate no problem for the accounting.