On January 1, 2017, Palka, Inc., acquired 70 percent of the outstanding shares of Sellinger Company for $1,666,000 in cash. The price paid was proportionate to Sellinger’s total fair value, although at the acquisition date, Sellinger had a total book value of $2,070,000. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed had fair values equal to book values except for a patent (six-year remaining life) that was undervalued on Sellinger’s accounting records by $300,000. On January 1, 2018, Palka acquired an additional 25 percent common stock equity interest in Sellinger Company for $656,250 in cash. On its internal records, Palka uses the equity method to account for its shares of Sellinger. During the two years following the acquisition, Sellinger reported the following net income and dividends:                                          2017                          2018                                       $525,000                      $701,000                                            Net income Dividends declared     170,000                         210,000 Show Palka’s journal entry to record its January 1, 2018, acquisition of an additional 25 percent ownership of Sellinger Company shares. Prepare a schedule showing Palka’s December 31, 2018, equity method balance for its Investment in Sellinger account.

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On January 1, 2017, Palka, Inc., acquired 70 percent of the outstanding shares of Sellinger Company for $1,666,000 in cash. The price paid was proportionate to Sellinger’s total fair value, although at the acquisition date, Sellinger had a total book value of $2,070,000. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed had fair values equal to book values except for a patent (six-year remaining life) that was undervalued on Sellinger’s accounting records by $300,000. On January 1, 2018, Palka acquired an additional 25 percent common stock equity interest in Sellinger Company for $656,250 in cash. On its internal records, Palka uses the equity method to account for its shares of Sellinger.

During the two years following the acquisition, Sellinger reported the following net income and dividends:

                                         2017                          2018

                                      $525,000                      $701,000                                           

Net income

Dividends declared     170,000                         210,000

  1. Show Palka’s journal entry to record its January 1, 2018, acquisition of an additional 25 percent ownership of Sellinger Company shares.

  2. Prepare a schedule showing Palka’s December 31, 2018, equity method balance for its Investment in Sellinger account.

  3. Show Palka’s journal entry to record its January 1, 2018, acquisition of an additional 25 percent ownership of Sellinger Company shares. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

  4. Prepare a schedule showing Palka’s December 31, 2018, equity method balance for its Investment in Sellinger account. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

     
     
     
     
     
    Initial value for acquisition  
    Adjusted subsidiary net income 2017  
    Subsidiary dividends 2017  
    Adjusted fair value of newly acquired shares  
    Adjusted subsidiary 2018 net income  
    Subsidiary dividends 2018  
    Investment in Sellinger 12/31/18 $0

     

 

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