1.The write-off of inventory due to obsolescence.
2.Discovery that depreciation expenses were omitted by accident from 2012's income statement.
3.The useful lives of all machinery were changed from eight to five years.
4.The depreciation method used for all equipment was changed from the declining-balance to the straight-line method.
5.Ten million dollars principal amount of bonds payable were repurchased (paid off) prior to maturity resulting in a material loss of $500000. The company considers the event unusual and infrequent.
6.Restructuring costs were incurred.
7.The Stridewell Company, a manufacturer of shoes, sold all of its retail outlets. It will continue to manufacture and sell its shoes to other retailers. A loss was incurred in the disposition of the retail stores. The retail stores are considered components of the entity.
8.The inventory costing method was changed from FIFO to weighted-average cost.