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On January 3, 2016, Persoff Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Sea Cliff, Inc. in exchange for $9,423,000 in cash. Persoff elected
On January 3, 2016, Persoff Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Sea Cliff, Inc. in exchange for $9,423,000 in cash. Persoff elected to exercise control over Sea Cliff as a wholly owned subsidiary with an independent accounting system. Both companies have December 31 fiscal year-ends. At the acquisition date, Sea Cliffs stockholders equity was $2,615,500 including retained earnings of $1,815,500.
Persoff pursued the acquisition, in part, to utilize Sea Cliffs technology and computer software. These items had fair values that differed from their values on Sea Cliffs books as follows:
Asset | Book Value | Fair Value | Remaining Useful Life | ||
Patented technology | $ | 192,500 | $ | 3,027,500 | 7 years |
Computer software | 91,500 | 3,811,500 | 12 years | ||
Sea Cliffs remaining identifiable assets and liabilities had acquisition-date book values that closely approximated fair values. Since acquisition, no assets have been impaired. During the next three years, Sea Cliff reported the following income and dividends:
Net Income | Dividends | |||
2016 | $ | 902,100 | $ | 150,000 |
2017 | 942,100 | 150,000 | ||
2018 | 977,100 | 150,000 | ||
December 31, 2018, financial statements for each company appear below. Parentheses indicate credit balances. Dividends declared were paid in the same period.
Persoff | Sea Cliff | |||||||
Income Statement | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | (2,930,000 | ) | $ | (2,355,000 | ) | ||
Cost of goods sold | 1,452,900 | 909,900 | ||||||
Depreciation expense | 327,500 | 422,000 | ||||||
Amortization expense | 433,000 | 46,000 | ||||||
Equity earnings in Sea Cliff | (262,100 | ) | 0 | |||||
Net income | $ | (978,700 | ) | $ | (977,100 | ) | ||
Statement of Retained Earnings | ||||||||
Retained earnings 1/1 | $ | (7,575,000 | ) | $ | (3,359,700 | ) | ||
Net income (above) | (978,700 | ) | (977,100 | ) | ||||
Dividends declared | 600,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings 12/31 | $ | (7,953,700 | ) | $ | (4,186,800 | ) | ||
Balance Sheet | ||||||||
Current assets | $ | 584,500 | $ | 427,500 | ||||
Investment in Sea Cliff | 9,649,300 | 0 | ||||||
Computer software | 405,000 | 76,500 | ||||||
Patented technology | 926,000 | 122,000 | ||||||
Goodwill | 142,000 | 0 | ||||||
Equipment | 1,908,500 | 4,710,000 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 13,615,300 | $ | 5,336,000 | ||||
Liabilities | $ | (3,661,600 | ) | $ | (349,200 | ) | ||
Common stock | (2,000,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings 12/31 | (7,953,700 | ) | (4,186,800 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | (13,615,300 | ) | $ | (5,336,000 | ) | ||
Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance.
Determine Persoff's Equity earnings in Sea Cliff's balance for the year ended December 31, 2018.
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