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Prime Company holds 80 percent of Suspect Companys stock, acquired on January 1, 20X2, for $182,000. On the acquisition date, the fair value of the
Prime Company holds 80 percent of Suspect Companys stock, acquired on January 1, 20X2, for $182,000. On the acquisition date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $45,500. Suspect reported retained earnings of $50,000 and had $100,000 of common stock outstanding. Prime uses the fully adjusted equity method in accounting for its investment in Suspect.
Trial balance data for the two companies on December 31, 20X6, are as follows:
Item | Prime Company | Suspect Company | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Debit | Credit | Debit | Credit | |
Cash and Accounts Receivable | $ 112,000 | $ 37,000 | ||
Inventory | 274,000 | 98,000 | ||
Land | 90,000 | 65,000 | ||
Buildings and Equipment | 540,000 | 150,000 | ||
Investment in Suspect Company | 213,270 | |||
Cost of Goods Sold | 133,400 | 78,200 | ||
Depreciation and Amortization Expense | 27,000 | 15,000 | ||
Other Expenses | 15,000 | 6,000 | ||
Dividends Declared | 30,000 | 5,000 | ||
Accumulated Depreciation | $ 221,400 | $ 45,000 | ||
Accounts Payable | 63,000 | 18,000 | ||
Bonds Payable | 150,000 | 50,000 | ||
Common Stock | 300,000 | 100,000 | ||
Retained Earnings | 428,460 | 71,200 | ||
Sales | 230,000 | 170,000 | ||
Gain on Sale of Equipment | 15,500 | |||
Income from Suspect Company | 26,310 | |||
Total | $ 1,434,670 | $ 1,434,670 | $ 454,200 | $ 454,200 |
Additional Information
At the date of combination, the book values and fair values of all separately identifiable assets and liabilities of Suspect were the same. At December 31, 20X6, the management of Prime reviewed the amount attributed to goodwill as a result of its purchase of Suspect stock and concluded an impairment loss of $20,475 should be recognized in 20X6 and shared proportionately between the controlling and noncontrolling shareholders.
On January 1, 20X5, Suspect sold land that had cost $8,000 to Prime for $18,000.
On January 1, 20X6, Prime sold to Suspect equipment that it had purchased for $75,000 on January 1, 20X1. The equipment has a total economic life of 15 years and was sold to Suspect for $65,500. Both companies use straight-line depreciation.
There was $7,500 of intercompany receivables and payables on December 31, 20X6.
Required:
Give all consolidation entries needed to prepare a consolidation worksheet for 20X6.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.
Record the basic consolidation entry.
Record the amortized excess value reclassification entry.
Record the excess value (differential) reclassification entry.
Record the entry to eliminate the intercompany receivable/payable.
Record the entry to eliminate the gain on the sale of land.
Record the entry to eliminate the gain on the equipment and to correct the asset's basis.
Record the entry to adjust Accumulated Depreciation.
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