Parson Company acquired an $80$ percent interest in Syber Company on January $1,2023.$ Any portion of Syber's business fair value in excess of its corresponding book value was assigned to trademarks. This intangible asset has subsequently undergone annual amortization based on a $15-$year life. Over the past two years, regular intra$-$entity inventory sales transpired between the two companies. No payment has yet been made on the latest transfer. All dividends are paid in the same period as declared.

The individual financial statements for the two companies as well as consolidated totals for $2024$ follow $($credit balances indicated by parentheses$)$:

Accounts Parson Company Syber Company Consolidated Totals

Sales $ $(744,000)$ $ $(654,000)$ $ $(1,223,000)$

Cost of goods sold $450,000412,000691,000$

Operating expenses $104,000107,000213,300$

Income of Syber $(102,960)00$

Separate company net income $ $(292,960)$ $ $(135,000)$

Consolidated net income $ $(318,700)$

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest $25,740$

Net income attributable to Parson Company $ $(292,960)$

Retained earnings, $1/1/24$ $ $(592,320)$ $ $(316,000)$ $ $(592,320)$

Net income $($above$)(292,960)(135,000)(292,960)$

Dividends declared $63,00027,00063,000$

Retained earnings, $12/31/24$ $ $(822,280)$ $ $(424,000)$ $ $(822,280)$

Cash and receivables $ $280,000$ $ $78,000$ $ $333,000$

Inventory $194,000154,000335,000$

Investment in Syber Company $418,32000$

Land, buildings, and equipment $414,000345,000759,000$

Trademarks $0029,900$

Total assets $ $1,306,320$ $ $577,000$ $ $1,456,900$

Liabilities $ $(342,040)$ $ $(71,000)$ $ $(388,040)$

Common stock $(112,000)(82,000)(112,000)$

Additional paid$-$in capital $(30,000)0(30,000)$

Noncontrolling interest in Syber $00(104,580)$

Retained earnings $($above$)(822,280)(424,000)(822,280)$

Total liabilities and equities $ $(1,306,320)$ $ $(577,000)$ $ $(1,456,900)$

Required:

What method does Parson use to account for its investment in Syber?

What is the balance of the intra$-$entity inventory gross profit deferred at the end of the current period?

What amount was originally allocated to the trademarks?

What is the amount of the current$-$year intra$-$entity inventory sales?

Were the intra$-$entity inventory sales made upstream or downstream?

What is the balance of the intra$-$entity liability at the end of the current year?

What amount of intra$-$entity gross profit was deferred from the preceding period and recognized in the current period?

What was the ending Noncontrolling Interest in Syber Company computed?

With a tax rate of $21$ percent, what income tax journal entry is recorded if the companies prepare a consolidated tax return?

With a tax rate of $21$ percent, what income tax journal entry is recorded if these two companies prepare separate tax returns?