Phone Corporation owns 80 percent of Smart Company’s common stock, acquired at underlying book value on January 1, 20X4. At the acquisition date, the book values and fair values of Smart’s assets and liabilities were equal, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 20 percent of the total book value of Smart. The income statements for Phone and Smart for 20X4 include the following amounts:   Phone Corporation Smart Company Sales $ 538,000 $ 167,000 Dividend Income 8,000   Total Income $ 546,000 $ 167,000 Less:     Cost of Goods Sold $ 378,000 $ 87,000 Depreciation Expense 27,000 15,000 Other Expenses 65,000 18,000 Total Expenses $ 470,000 $ 120,000 Net Income $ 76,000 $ 47,000 Phone uses the cost method in accounting for its ownership of Smart. Smart paid dividends of $10,000 in 20X4. Required: What amount would Phone report in its income statement as income from its investment in Smart if Phone used equity-method accounting? What amount of income should be assigned to noncontrolling interest in the consolidated income statement for 20X4? What amount should Phone report as consolidated net income for 20X4?

SWFT Corp Partner Estates Trusts
42nd Edition
ISBN:9780357161548
Author:Raabe
Publisher:Raabe
Chapter8: Consolidated Tax Returns
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 36P
icon
Related questions
Question

Phone Corporation owns 80 percent of Smart Company’s common stock, acquired at underlying book value on January 1, 20X4. At the acquisition date, the book values and fair values of Smart’s assets and liabilities were equal, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 20 percent of the total book value of Smart. The income statements for Phone and Smart for 20X4 include the following amounts:

  Phone Corporation Smart Company
Sales $ 538,000 $ 167,000
Dividend Income 8,000  
Total Income $ 546,000 $ 167,000
Less:    
Cost of Goods Sold $ 378,000 $ 87,000
Depreciation Expense 27,000 15,000
Other Expenses 65,000 18,000
Total Expenses $ 470,000 $ 120,000
Net Income $ 76,000 $ 47,000

Phone uses the cost method in accounting for its ownership of Smart. Smart paid dividends of $10,000 in 20X4.

Required:

  1. What amount would Phone report in its income statement as income from its investment in Smart if Phone used equity-method accounting?

  2. What amount of income should be assigned to noncontrolling interest in the consolidated income statement for 20X4?

  3. What amount should Phone report as consolidated net income for 20X4?

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Corporate Distributions and Adjustments
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
SWFT Corp Partner Estates Trusts
SWFT Corp Partner Estates Trusts
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357161548
Author:
Raabe
Publisher:
Cengage
SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020
SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357391723
Author:
Maloney
Publisher:
Cengage
CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX., 2020-W/ACCESS
CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX., 2020-W/ACCESS
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357110362
Author:
Murphy
Publisher:
CENGAGE L
SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019
SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357233306
Author:
Maloney
Publisher:
Cengage