Adjusting Journal Entries for Current Year Inventory

Lesson:

Sometimes auditors find mistakes that need to be corrected, either because of fraud or mistakes by the original accounting team.

When inventory is underreported:

  • Debit inventory
  •      Credit cost of goods sold
When inventory is overreported:
  • Debit inventory shrinkage
  •      Credit inventory
You're an accountant trying to implement the recommendations made by an external internal.

Here are the relevant facts:

  • An auditor reported that the inventory account had been under reported by $92.00.
  • The error occurred in the current year's records.

What journal entry or journal entries should be made?

Answer:

  • Inventory     $92.00    
         Cost of goods sold     $92.00    
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