You Have Recently Started to Work for Payne Holmes, Manufacturers

Essay

You have recently started to work for Payne Holmes, manufacturers of cemetery markers and monuments. During your first month at work, you inadvertently recorded as revenue, about $3,000 of prepayments from Tang Company. The financial statements had been released within the company when you discovered your error. The month-end closing had not been completed, however, and you were able to correct the accounts without incident.
Required:
Prepare a short note to accompany the re-released financial statements explaining the mistake.