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A firm identifies an arithmetic error in its depreciation calculation from two years ago that resulted in a material understatement of expense.
How should this be reported in the current year's financial statements?
- Only in the footnotes, with no changes made anywhere within the primary financial statements.
- As a lump-sum 'catch-up' depreciation adjustment recorded in the current year's income statement.
- As a restatement of prior periods, adjusting the beginning balance of Retained Earnings.
- As a change in accounting estimate, applied prospectively to future periods only.
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