Pablo Company incurred the following expenses to consummate the purchase of a subsidiary: a. $30,000 paid to
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Pablo Company incurred the following expenses to consummate the purchase of a subsidiary:
a. $30,000 paid to a legal firm to structure and record the transaction.
b. $35,000 preacquisition audit of subsidiary company accounts prior to purchase to determine purchase price.
c. $10,000 paid to American Appraisal Company to determine fair values of assets acquired.
d. $20,000 paid to All States Investment Company to issue common stock used as consideration to pay for subsidiary.
e. Pablo Company’s controller has allocated $56,000 of Pablo payroll costs to the purchase.
How would Pablo account for each of the above costs?
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Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 9780470087367
9th Edition
Authors: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng
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