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On 1 July 2019, Batman Ltd acquired all the issued shares ( cumm div .) of Robin Ltd for $150 000. At this date the

On 1 July 2019, Batman Ltd acquired all the issued shares (cumm div.) of Robin Ltd for $150 000. At this date the equity of Robin Ltd consisted of:

Share capital

$75 000

Retained earnings

22 500

At this date, Robin Ltd had recorded a dividend payable of $22 500 which was paid in August 2019. All the identifiable assets and liabilities of Robin Ltd were recorded at amounts equal to fair values except for inventory for which the fair value was $3 000 greater than carrying amount. Only 10% of the inventory on hand at 1 July 2019 remained unsold by 30 June 2020. The tax rate is 30%.

During the 201920 period, the following transactions occurred.

(a) Batman Ltd sold inventory to Robin Ltd for $90 000 at a profit before tax of $18 000. At 30 June 2020, inventory which was sold to Robin Ltd for $37 500 at a profit before tax of $7 500 was still on hand in the records of Robin Ltd.

(b) On 1 January 2020, Batman Ltd sold machinery to Robin Ltd at a gain of $15 000. The machinery was considered to have a further 5-year life.

(c) During the period Robin Ltd rented a warehouse from Batman Ltd, paying $3 750 in rent to Batman Ltd.

(d) During the period Batman Ltd recorded gains from revaluation of land, which is measured using the fair value method. These gains increased the asset revaluation surplus by $6 000 to give a balance of $42 000 at 30 June 2020.

(e) In June 2020, an impairment test was conducted on Robin Ltd and resulted in the recognition of impairment losses on goodwill of $24 000 (recognised in other expenses)

The following financial information was provided by the companies at 30 June 2020:

Batman Ltd

Robin Ltd

Sales revenue

$187 500

$177 000

Dividend revenue

7 500

Other income

7 500

15 000

Gains on sale of non-current assets

7 500

15 000

Total income

210 000

207 000

Cost of sales

(157 500)

(135 000)

Other expenses

(22 500)

(7 500)

Total expenses

(180 000)

(142 500)

Profit before income tax

30 000

64 500

Income tax expense

(10 125)

(14 625)

Profit for the year

19 875

49 875

Retained earnings (1/7/19)

45 000

22 500

64 875

72 375

Dividend paid

(18 750)

(7 500)

Retained earnings (30/6/20)

$46 125

$64 875

Required:

Prepare the journals at 30 June 2020

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