The following are the trial balances of ATH Ltd, GLE Ltd, and FRN Ltd as at 31
Question:
The following are the trial balances of ATH Ltd, GLE Ltd, and FRN Ltd as at 31 December 2018.
ATH Ltd acquired the shares in FRN Ltd on 31 December 2016, when the balance of retained profits of FRN Ltd was £700, and acquired the shares in GLE Ltd on 31 December 2017. No dividend was paid by either ATH Ltd or GLE Ltd for the year 2017.
The sales of GLE Ltd for 2018 (£116,000) include £1,000 for goods sold to FRN Ltd and this amount has been debited to the purchases account in the books of FRN Ltd.
All these goods were sold by FRN Ltd during 2018.
Required:
A consolidated statement of profit or loss for the year 2018 and a consolidated statement of financial position as on 31 December 2018 (not necessarily in a form for publication).
Ignore depreciation of non-current assets and taxation.
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Frank Woods Business Accounting Volume 2
ISBN: 9781292085050
13th Edition
Authors: Frank Wood, Alan Sangster