The Crump Companies, Inc. has ownership interests in several public companies. At the beginning of 2021, the company’s ownership interest in the common stock of Silken Properties increased to the point that it became appropriate to begin using the equity method of accounting for the investment. The balance in the investment in equity securities account was $31 million at the time of the change. Accountants working with company records determined that the balance in an investment in equity affiliate account would have been $48 million if the equity method had been used previously.Required:1. Will Crump apply the new method retrospectively or apply the new method prospectively?2. Suppose Crump is changing from the equity method rather than to the equity method. Will Crump apply the new method retrospectively or prospectively?

Concord Corporation purchased for $288,000 a 25% interest in Murphy, Inc. This investment enables Concord to exert significant influence over Murphy. During the year, Murphy earned net income of $173,000 and paid dividends of $54,000. Prepare Concord's journal entries related to this investment. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (To record the purchase.) (To record the net income.) (To record the dividend.)

On January 1, 2024, the Moody Company entered into a transaction for 100% of the outstanding common stock of Osorio Company. To acquire these shares, Moody issued $400 in long- term liabilities and also issued 40 shares of common stock having a par value of $1 per share but a fair value of $10 per share. Moody paid $20 to lawyers, accountants, and brokers for assistance in bringing about this acquisition. Another $15 was paid in connection with stock issuance costs. Prior to these transactions, the balance sheets for the two companies were as follows: Cash Receivables Inventories Land Buildings (net) Equipment (net) Accounts payable Long-term liabilities. Common stock ($1 par) Common stock ($20 par) Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance. Multiple Choice O $1,760 In Moody's appraisal of Osorio, three assets were deemed to be undervalued on the subsidiary's books: Inventory by $10, Land by $40, and Buildings by $60. Compute the amount of…

Amalgamated General Corporation is a consulting firm that also offers financial services through its credit division. From time to time the company buys and sells securities. The following selected transactions relate to Amalgamated's investment activities during the last quarter of 2024 and the first month of 2025. The only securities held by Amalgamated at October 1, 2024 were $30 million of 10% bonds of Kansas Abstractors, Incorporated purchased on May 1, 2024 at face value and held in Amalgamated's trading securities portfolio. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31. October 18, 2024 Purchased 2 million shares of Millwork Ventures Company common stock for $58 million. Millwork has a total of 30 million shares issued. October 31, 2024 November 1, 2024 November 1, 2024 Received semiannual interest of $1.5 million from the Kansas Abstractors bonds. Purchased 10% bonds of Holistic Entertainment Enterprises at their $18 million face value, to be held until they mature in 2034.…

The Trump Companies Inc. has ownership interests in several public companies. At the beginning of 2016, the company’s ownership interest in the common stock of Milken Properties increased to the point that it became appropriate to begin using the equity method of accounting for the investment. The balance in the investment account was $31 million at the time of the change. Accountants working with company records determined that the balance would have been $48 million if the account had been adjusted for investee net income and dividends as prescribed by the equity method. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to record the change in principle. 2. Briefly describe other steps Trump should take to report the change. 3. Suppose Trump is changing from the equity method rather than to the equity method. How would your answers to requirements 1 and 2 differ?

Tamarisk Corporation purchased 380 shares of Sherman Inc. common stock for $13,300 (Tamarisk does not have significant influence). During the year, Sherman paid a cash dividend of $3.25 per share. At year-end, Sherman stock was selling for $37.00 per share.Prepare Tamarisk's journal entries to record (a) the purchase of the investment, (b) the dividends received, and (c) the fair value adjustment. (Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.) (

On January 1, 2018, the Moody Company entered into a transaction for 100% of the outstanding common stock of Osorio Company. To acquire these shares, Moody issued $400 in long-term liabilities and also issued 40 shares of common stock having a par value of $1 per share but a fair value of $10 per share. Moody paid $20 to lawyers, accountants, and brokers for assistance in bringing about this acquisition. Another $15 was paid in connection with stock issuance costs. Prior to these transactions, the balance sheets for the two companies were as follows:     Moody   Osorio Cash $ 180     $ 40   Receivables   810       180   Inventories   1,080       280   Land   600       360   Buildings (net)   1,260       440   Equipment (net)   480       100   Accounts payable   (450 )     (80 ) Long-term liabilities   (1,290 )     (400 ) Common stock ($1 par)   (330 )         Common stock ($20 par)           (240 ) Additional paid-in capital   (1,080 )     (340 ) Retained…

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Paradise Inc. is a public company. On January 1, 2019, Paradise Inc. purchased 10,000 common shares (15%) of Sandals Inc. for $115,000 in cash. Sandals had common shares of $225,000 and retained earnings of $475,000 on this date. Paradise considered Sandals a FVTPL investment; as it did not give Paradise significant influence. On December 31, 2019 the Sandals shares were trading at $13.00 per share.   On January 1, 2020, Paradise purchased an additional 25% of Sandals’ shares for $217,000 in cash. This second purchase allowed Paradise to exert significant influence over Sandals. The following information was available on the date of acquisition:                                                                                                 Carrying Value Fair Value       Assets not subject to depreciation                                $205,000                     $205,000 Assets subject to depreciation (10 year useful life)          620,000                          750,000 Patent (7…

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