Which of the following,if discovered by Somber Company in the accounting period subsequent to the period of occurrence,requires the company to report the correction of an error?
A) The estimate of the useful life of a depreciable asset should have been revised.
B) Capitalization of an expense
C) A change from declining-balance depreciation method to straight-line method
D) Change in percentage of sales used for determining bad debt expense

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Capitalization of an expense is a material error and requires correction in the subsequent accounting period. The other options are changes in accounting estimates or accounting policies, which do not require correction of errors.

Which of the Following,if Discovered by Somber Company in the Accounting