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Consolidation entries needed to prepare consolidated financial statements
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Introduction: Journal entries are a systematic method of recording transactions as and when they occur. It is a summary of transactions divided into the debit and credit items that are recorded chronologically. It is an act of keeping and recording all the transactions occurring in the business.
The difference between journal and consolidation entries
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- Consolidation at the end of the first year subsequent to date of acquisition-Cost method (purchase price equals book value) Assume the parent company acquires its subsidiary on January 1, 2019, by exchanging 20,000 shares of its $1 par value Common Stock, with a market value on the acquisition date of $50 per share, for all of the outstanding voting shares of the acquiree. You have been charged with preparing the consolidation of these two companies at the end of the first year. On the acquisition date, all of the subsidiary's assets and liabilities had fair values equaling their book values. The parent uses the cost method of pre-consolidation Equity investment bookkeeping. Following are financial statements of the parent and its subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2019. Parent Subsidiary Parent Subsidiary Income statement Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Investment income Operating expenses Net income Statement of retained earnings BOY retained earnings Net income…arrow_forwardAccounting Company A acquires Company B on May 1, 2016. Please prepare the journal entry to record Consideration Transferred. Total assets acquired 28,783 Total liabilities assumed 9,978 Net assets acquired 18,805 Non-controlling interest (155) Total net consideration transferred 18,650 Common Stock Other capital Shares issued for merger 104 19,696arrow_forward46. Consolidation at the end of the first year subsequent to date of acquisition-Equity method (purchase price equals book value) Assume a parent company acquires its subsidiary on January 1, 2022, by exchanging 30,000 shares of its $1 par value Common Stock, with a market value on the acquisition date of $17 per share, for all of the outstanding voting shares of the acquiree. You have been charged with preparing the consolidation of these two companies at the end of the first year. On the acquisition date, all of the subsidiary's assets and liabilities had fair values equaling their book values. The parent uses the equity method of pre-consolidation Equity investment bookkeeping. Following are financial statements of the parent and its subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2022. LO2 Xarrow_forward
- b. Prepare all consolidation entries needed to prepare consolidated statements for 20X5. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.a. Prepare all journal entries that Pizza recorded during 20×5 related to its investment in Slice. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. View transaction listPizza Corporation acquired 80 percent ownership of Slice Products Company on January 1, 20X1, for $151,000. On that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $37,750, and Slice reported retained earnings of $46,000 and had $95,000 of common stock outstanding Pizza has used the equity method in accounting for its investment in Slice. Trial balance data for the two companies on December 31, 20X5, are as follows: Item Pizza Corporation Slice Products Company Debit Credit Debit Credit Cash and Receivables $ 86,000 $ 67,000 Inventory 277,000…arrow_forwardPeer Company acquired of the common stock of Sight Company on January 1, year one, for On that date, Sight had the following trial balance: account debit Additional paid in capital Building (12-year life) Common stock Current assets Equipment (6-yr life) Land Liabilities (due in 4 years) Retained earnings 1/year 1 Totals $250,000 170,000 160,000 110,000 $690,000 During year one, Sight reported net income of During year two, Sight reported net income of During year one, Sight paid dividends of During year two, Sight paid dividends of Building Equipment credit $100,000 170,000 300,000 120,000 $690,000 On January 1, year one, fair values of some Sight's accounts were: Land $122,000 $274,000 $196,000 There was no impairment of any goodwill arising from the acquisition. Peer uses the equity method for this investment. Part A. Use the data for the Peer Company acquisition of the Sight Company to prepare the consolidation journal entries (such as entry S, A,....) for December 31 of year one.…arrow_forwardCompanies X, Y and Z, parties to a consolidation, have the following data: X Co Y Co Z CoNet assets P400,000 P600,000 P1,000,000Average annual earnings 60,000 60,000 80,000The parties collectively agreed that the new corporation, AA Co will issue a single class of stock based on the earnings ratio. What is the stock distribution ratio to companies X, Y and Z, respectively?arrow_forward
- Intra-group transaction Question (worksheet adjustment entries for the following independent transactions) Sydney Ltd owns all of the shares of Mel Ltd. In relation to the following intragroup transactions, all parts of which are independent unless specified, prepare the consolidation worksheet adjusting entries for preparation of the consolidated financial statements as at 30 June 2019. Assume an income tax rate of 30%. (c) During June 2019, MEL Ltd declared a $3000 dividend. The dividend was paid in August 2020.arrow_forwardAccounting Assume that in the first step of the reorganization, Auto Corp. will exchange $6,071,963 worth of Auto Corp. stock plus land with a fair market value of $2,276,714 for all of Battery Corp's assets. Auto Corp's land had a basis of $5,761 prior to the exchange. Battery Corp.'s assets had a basis of $1,296,616 prior to the exchange. Assume that in the second step of the reorganization, Battery Corp. will distribute the $6,071,963 in Auto Corp. stock plus the land that it just acquired from Auto Corp. to Battery Corp.'s sole shareholder, Sydney, in exchange for all of Sydney's shares of Battery Corp. stock. Prior to the exchange, Sydney's basis in her shares of Battery Corp. stock was $3,863,473. After the exchange, Sydney will now be a shareholder of Auto Corp. instead of Battery Corp. What amount of gain/loss will Battery Corp. recognize as a result of the reorganization?arrow_forwardAssume that both the Parent and Subsidiary adopt 31 December as their financial year-end. Further assume that the transactions were conducted on cash basis. (i) Prepare all the relevant journal entries in the separate financial statements of the respective companies. (ii) Prepare all the relevant consolidation journal entries for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the Parent. (b) On 20 December 20x1, a 70%-owned Subsidiary sold a piece of inventory Y which it bought for $300,000 to its Parent for $200,000. As at 31 December 20x1, that piece of inventory was still with the Parent and the net realisable value of the inventory was $250,000 on this date.arrow_forward
- odwill to be amortized periodically for 20 years. G. Goodwill to be amortized for 40 years D. Expenses immediately. B. Goodwill not subject to amortization but subject to impairment. 3. Two methods of arranging business combinations: C. Acquisition and uniting of interest D. Merger and acquisition of stocks A/ Merger and consolidation B. Consolidation and Acquisition of stocks . The cost of registering equity securities in a business combination should be recorded as: A. An income of the period B. An expense of the period C. Deduction from additional paid-in capital D. Part of the cost of the stock acquired 5. In acquisition-type combination, the appropriate accounting for the excess of fair values of net assets acquired er the price paid is to: A. Recognize as income in the books of the acquirer B. Recognize as additional paid-in capital in the books of the acquirer blbe C. Reduce proportionately current fair values assigned to the acquiree's non-current assets any remaining excess as…arrow_forwardAssume that Company A acquires 70 per cent of Company B for a cash price of $14 million when the share capital and reserves of Company B are: Share capital $8 million Retained earnings $2 million $10 million. A)Pass the necessary consolidation journal entries and the journal entries to record the non-controlling interest if the non-controlling interest in the acquirer is measured at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. b) What are some of the implications of allowing the group to have two options in accounting for goodwill on consolidation?arrow_forwardThe following book and fair values were available for Westmont Company as of March Inventory Land Buildings Customer relationships Accounts payable Common stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings, 1/1 Revenues Expenses View transaction list Arturo Company pays $4,000,000 cash and issues 20,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock (fair value of $50 per share) for all of Westmont's common stock in a merger, after which Westmont will cease to exist as a separate entity. Stock issue costs amount to $25,000, and Arturo pays $42,000 for legal fees to complete the transaction. Journal entry worksheet Prepare Arturo's journal entries to record its acquisition of Westmont. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) 2 Book Value Fair Value $630,000 $ 600,000 990,000 2,000,000 800,000 (80,000) 3 Transaction 750,000 1,700,000 Note: Enter debits before credits. 0 (80,000) (2,000,000) (500,000) (360,000) (420,000)…arrow_forward
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