Question
On 1 July 2015, Watch Ltd acquired 75% of the issued shares of Bay Ltd for $180,000. The following balances appeared in the records of
On 1 July 2015, Watch Ltd acquired 75% of the issued shares of Bay Ltd for $180,000. The following balances appeared in the records of Bay Ltd at this date:
Share capital | $90,000 |
General reserve | 9,000 |
Retained earnings | 44,000 |
The plant had a remaining useful life of 5 years beyond 1 July 2015, with benefits to be received on a straight-line basis over the period. The plant was sold by Bay Ltd on 1 January 2020 for $17,000. By 30 June 2016, receivables had all been collected and inventories sold. Any adjustments for differences at acquisition date between carrying amounts and fair values are made on consolidation.
Additional information:
- The tax rate is 30%.
- Bay Ltd sold inventory to Watch Ltd for $14,000. This inventory had cost Bay Ltd $7,000. At 30 June 2017, one-fifth of this inventory still remained in Watch Ltd.
- At 1 July 2019, inventories of Watch Ltd included goods of $4,000 resulting from a sale on 1 February 2019 of non-current assets by Bay Ltd at a before-tax profit of $700. These items were on-sold to external entities by Watch Ltd on 1 September 2019. This class of non-current assets is depreciated using a 10% per year.
- On 1 January 2020, Bay Ltd sold an item of equipment to Watch Ltd for $8,000 at a before-tax profit of $2,400. For equipment assets, Bay Ltd applies a 5% per year depreciation rate, while Watch Ltd uses a 2.5% per year rate.
- The movement in the General reserve was from Retained earnings on hand at 1 July 2015.
- Financial information for the year ended 30 June 2020 includes the following:
Watch Ltd | Bay Ltd | |
Sales revenue | 336,000 | 204,000 |
Dividend revenue | 12,000 | 0 |
Other revenue | 48,000 | 32,000 |
Total revenue | 396,000 | 236,000 |
Cost of sales | 232,000 | 104,000 |
Other expenses | 16,000 | 8,000 |
Selling and administrative (including depreciation) | 32,000 | 24,000 |
Total expenses | 280,000 | 136,000 |
Profit from trading | 116,000 | 100,000 |
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | 16,000 | 6,100 |
Profit before tax | 132,000 | 106,100 |
Income tax expense | 52,800 | 41,500 |
Profit for the period | 79,200 | 64,600 |
Retained earnings (1/7/19) | 160,000 | 78,500 |
239,200 | 143,100 | |
Transfer to general reserve | 15,200 | 5,000 |
Interim dividend paid | 16,000 | 30,000 |
Final dividend declared | 16,000 | 15,000 |
47,200 | 50,000 | |
Retained earnings (30/6/20) | 192,000 | 93,100 |
Asset revaluation surplus (1/7/19) | 12,000 | 7,000 |
Gains on property revaluation | 4,000 | 3,000 |
Asset revaluation surplus (30/6/20) | 16,000 | 10,000 |
Question:
C.Prepare the consolidation journal entries for Watch Ltd using the partial goodwill method at 1 July 2015.
D. Prepare the consolidation journal entries for Watch Ltd using the partial goodwill method at 30 June 2020.
These consolidation journal entries should be prepared in the following format:
(a) Business combination valuation entries at 30 June 2020
(b) Pre-acquisition entries at 30 June 2020
(c) NCI share of equity at 1 July 2015
(d) NCI share of equity changes from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2019
(e) NCI share of equity changes from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020
(f) Intra-group transaction adjustments required as at 30 June 2020
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