Padre, Inc., buys 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Sierra Corporation on January 1, 2024,
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Padre, Inc., buys 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Sierra Corporation on January 1, 2024, for $802,720 cash. At the acquisition date, Sierra’s total fair value, including the noncontrolling interest, was assessed at $1,003,400, although Sierra’s book value was only $690,000. Also, several individual items on Sierra’s financial records had fair values that differed from their book values as follows:
For internal reporting purposes, Padre, Inc., employs the equity method to account for this investment. The following account balances are for the year ending December 31, 2024, for both companies:
At year-end, there were no intra-entity receivables or payables.
Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the financial statements of these two companies.
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