Jimmy Ltd acquired all the issued shares ( cum div. ) of Nu Ltd on 1 July
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Jimmy Ltd acquired all the issued shares (cum div.) of Nu Ltd on 1 July 2019 for $110000. At this date Jimmy Ltd recorded a dividend payable of $10 000 and equity of:
Share capital $54 000
Retained earnings 36 000
Asset revaluation surplus 18 000
All the identifiable assets and liabilities of Nu Ltd were recorded at amounts equal to their fair values at acquisition date except for:
Carrying amount Fair value
Inventories 14 000 16 000
Machinery (cost $100 000) 92 500 94 000
The machinery was considered to have a further 5-year life. Of the inventory, 90% was sold by 30June2020. The remainder was sold by 30 June 2021.
Both Jimmy Ltd and Nu Ltd use the valuation method to measure the land. At 1 July 2019, the balance of Jimmy Ltd's asset revaluation surplus was $13 500.
In May 2020, Nu Ltd transferred $3 000 from the retained earnings at 1 July 2019 to a general reserve.
The tax rate is 30%.
The following information was provided by the two companies at 30 June 2020.
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