Putt Corporation acquired 70 percent of Slice Companys voting common stock on January 1, 20X3, for $158,900.

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Putt Corporation acquired 70 percent of Slice Company’s voting common stock on January 1, 20X3, for $158,900. Slice reported common stock outstanding of $100,000 and retained earnings of $85,000. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $68,100 at the date of acquisition. Buildings and equipment held by Slice had a fair value $25,000 higher than book value. The remainder of the differential was assigned to a copyright held by Slice. Buildings and equipment had a 10-year remaining life and the copyright had a 5-year life at the date of acquisition.

Trial balances for Putt and Slice on December 31, 20X5, are as follows:

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Putt sold land it had purchased for $21,000 to Slice on September 20, 20X4, for $32,000. Slice plans to use the land for future plant expansion.
On January 1, 20X5, Slice sold equipment to Putt for $91,600. Slice purchased the equipment on January 1, 20X3, for $100,000 and depreciated it on a 10-year basis, including an estimated residual value of $10,000. The residual value and estimated economic life of the equipment remained unchanged as a result of the transfer, and both companies use straight-line depreciation. Assume Putt uses the fully adjusted equity method.


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a. Compute the amount of income assigned to the noncontrolling interest in the consolidated income statement for 20X5.

b. Prepare a reconciliation between the balance in the Investment in Slice Company Stock account reported by Putt at December 31, 20X5, and the underlying book value of net assets reported by Slice at that date.

c. Give all consolidation entries needed to prepare a full set of consolidated financial statements at December 31, 20X5, for Putt and Slice.

d. Prepare a three-part worksheet for 20X5 in good form.

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Advanced Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781265042615

13th International Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Cassy Budd

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