Consolidation Journal Entries

Dean Ltd acquired all the issued share capital of Diane Ltd on 1 January 2012 for cash $200,000. On the acquisition date, the equity of Diane Ltd is consisted of:

Share capital - $125,000

General reserve - $31,250

Retained earnings - $25,000

All the identifiable assets and liabilities of Diane Ltd were recorded at fair value except for some depreciable plant and machinery, which had a carrying amount of $106,250 (cost $125,000) and fair value of 112,500. The remaining useful life was 10 years. The fair value adjustments would be made on consolidation rather than on Dianes own accounting book.

Additional information shows:

During the current period, Dean Ltd sold inventory to Diane Ltd for $25,000. This had originally cost Dean Ltd $22,750 to manufacture. By 31 December 2016, Diane sold half of the inventory to Brit Ltd for $15,388.

Dean Ltds opening inventory includes inventory purchased from Diane Ltd for $109,000. The inventory had originally costed Diane Ltd $89,000 to purchase.

At 1 January 2016, Diane Ltd sold a machine to Dean Ltd for $180,000. This item had a carrying amount at time of sale to Diane Ltd of $120,000 (original cost $200,000, accumulated depreciation $80,000). The remaining useful life of the machine is 12 years for both entities.

Dean Ltd provided computer services cost $36,000 to Diane Ltd during the current financial year. At 31 December 2016, $3,000 remained unpaid.

On 1 January 2015, Diane Ltd sold a plant to Dean Ltd for $22,000. Diane Ltd recorded a profit of $8,000 before tax. The remaining useful life was 10 years at the time of this intra-group transaction.

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Diane Ltd declared final dividend of $10,000 from its current years profit.

Goodwill had been impaired by 10% in the first year following the acquisition. During the year ended 31 December 2016 it was considered that the goodwill has been further impaired by an amount of $3,000.

The tax rate is 30%.

Required:

Prepare all necessary consolidation adjusting journal entries for the year ended 31 December 2016, according to the requirements of AASB 10 Consolidation Financial Statements (no narrations required for journal entries), assuming the financial year for Dean Ltd and Diane Ltd is as same as the calendar year.