Brown Company owns 90 percent of the common stock and 60 percent of the preferred stock of
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Brown Company owns 90 percent of the common stock and 60 percent of the preferred stock of White Corporation, both acquired at underlying book value on January 1, 20X1. At that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in White common stock was equal to 10 percent of the book value of its common stock. Trial balances for the companies on December 31, 20X6, are as follows:
White preferred shares pay a 7.5 percent annual dividend and are cumulative. Preferred dividends for 20X6 were declared on December 31, 20X6, and are to be paid January 1, 20X7.
Required
a. Prepare the elimination entries needed to complete a full consolidation worksheet for 20X6.
b. Prepare a consolidation worksheet as of December 31,20X6.
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025624
10th edition
Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Richard E. Baker