Pure Company purchased 70% of the ordinary shares of Gold Company on January 1, Year 6, for

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Pure Company purchased 70% of the ordinary shares of Gold Company on January 1, Year 6, for $483,000 when the latter company€™s accumulated depreciation, ordinary shares and retained earnings were $75,000, $500,000 and $40,000, respectively. Non-controlling interest was valued at $195,000 by an independent business valuator at the date of acquisition. On this date, an appraisal of the assets of
Gold disclosed the following differences:
Pure Company purchased 70% of the ordinary shares of Gold

The plant and equipment had an estimated life of 20 years on this date.
The statements of financial position of Pure and Gold, prepared on
December 31, Year 11, follow:

Pure Company purchased 70% of the ordinary shares of Gold

Additional Information
€¢ Goodwill impairment tests have resulted in impairment losses totalling $18,000.
€¢ On January 1, Year 1, Gold issued $500,000 of 8½% bonds at 90, maturing in 20 years (on December 31, Year 20).
€¢ On January 1, Year 11, Pure acquired $200,000 of Gold€™s bonds on the open market at a cost of $230,000.
€¢ On July 1, Year 8, Gold sold a patent to Pure for $63,000. The patent had a carrying amount on Gold€™s books of $42,000 on this date and an estimated remaining life of seven years.
€¢ Pure uses tax allocation (40% rate) and allocates bond gains between affiliates when it consolidates Gold.
€¢ Pure uses the equity method to account for its investment.
Required:
Prepare a consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, Year 11.

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Modern Advanced Accounting In Canada

ISBN: 9781259066481

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Authors: Hilton Murray, Herauf Darrell

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