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On January 1, 2019, Pippen Co. issued 50,000 shares of its $1 par value common stock (market price per share was $10) and transfer $250,000
On January 1, 2019, Pippen Co. issued 50,000 shares of its $1 par value common stock (market price per share was $10) and transfer $250,000 in cash to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Scottie Co.
As part of the acquisition agreement (1) Pippen contracted with the selling Scottie Co. stockholders to pay (on May 1, 2020) additional $40,000 in cash if 2019 consolidated revenue is greater than $900,000. On January 1, 2019, the fair value of this provision is $25,000 and (2) Pippen was obligated to replace the share based payment awards held by Scottie's employee. On January 1, 2019, Pippen issued to Scottie's employees 10,000 share options with a total fair value of $20,000. Pippen determined that 40% of the replacement award is attributable to the pre-combination services that have already been rendered by the employees, while the remaining 60% of the replacement award is attributable services to be rendered by the employees over the next 4 years.
The following costs in relation to the acquisition were incurred and paid by Pippen on 1/1/2019:
Printer's and underwriting fees in relation to the common stock issued of $5,000 and
Finder's and financial due diligence fees of $7,000.
The book values of Scottie assets and liabilities equal their fair values except for
Inventory - fair value of $40,000
Equipment - fair value of $90,000
Customer list - fair value of $160,000
Notes payable - fair value of $80,000
Below are the January 1, 2019, balance sheets of Pippen Co. and Scottie Co. before all the journal entries in respect to this acquisition were recorded by Pippen.
Balance sheet
Pippen
Scottie
Cash
$400,000 Pippen
$100,000 Scottie
Accounts receivable
27,000 Pippen
125,000 Scottie
Inventory
20,000 Pippen
45,000 Scottie
Property and Equipment
315,000 Pippen
70,000 Scottie
Customer list
100,000 Pippen
-Scottie
Patents
38,000 Pippen
160,000 Scottie
Total assets
$900,000 Pippen
$500,000 Scottie
Accounts payable
80,000 Pippen
65,000 Scottie
Notes payable
150,000 Pippen
50,000 Scottie
Bonds payable
145,000 Pippen
100,000 Scottie
Retained earnings
165,000 Pippen
115,000 Scottie
Common stock ($1 par)
120,000 Pippen
60,000 Scottie
Additional paid-in capital
240,000 Pippen
110,000 Scottie
Liabilities and Equity
$900,000 Pippen
$500,000 Scottie
(3) Prepare the 5 columns consolidation spreadsheet on January 1, 2019.
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