When a Company Issues Interim Financial Statements, Extraordinary Items Should

question 19

Multiple Choice

When a company issues interim financial statements, extraordinary items should be:

• A) allocated to the current and remaining interim periods of the current year on a pro rata basis.
• B) deferred and included only in the annual income statement.
• C) included in the determination of net income in the interim period in which they occur.
• D) charged or credited directly to retained earnings so that comparisons of interim results of operations will not be distorted.

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