Question 1

On January 2, 2013, Potter Ltd. purchased 40% ontiago Ltd. for $900,000. At the acquisition date, Santiagos balance sheet showed total shareholders equity of $1,500,000. Any acquisition differential is to be allocated to Santiagos equipment. At the acquisition date, the equipment had a remaining useful life of 10 years. For the past 5 years, Santiago has paid annual dividends of $50,000 and will continue to do so in the future.

The following information has been extracted from Santiagos income statement: 2014 2013

Net income (loss) before extraordinary items $ (90,000) $ 450,000

Extraordinary gain (net of tax) __-___ 150,000

Net income (loss) $ (90,000) $ 600,000

Required:

Assume that Potter has significant influence. Prepare Potters journal entries related to its investment in Santiago for 2013 and 2014.

Question 2

On September 1, 2014, Sunshine Ltd. acquired all the assets (with the exception of cash) and liabilities of Moonbeam Ltd. Under the terms of acquisition, Moonbeam shareholders received 3 Class A Sunshine Ltd. shares plus $2.00 cash for every four shares of Moonbeam. At the acquisition date, Sunshines Class A shares were valued at $2.50 per share. Sunshine had agreed to cover Moonbeams estimated liquidation costs of $10,000. The $1,500 of cash in Moonbeams bank at the acquisition date will go towards paying these costs. The statements of financial position at the acquisition date are as follows:

Sunshine Moonbeam Ltd.

Ltd. Cost FMV

Cash $ 30,000 $ 1,500 $ 1,500

Accounts receivable 52,500 28,500 26,250

Inventory 78,000 39,750 48,000

Property and equipment (net) 449,250 224,250 248,250

Kucey Ltd. bonds (investment) _67,500 _27,000 28,500

677,250 321,000

Accounts payable 117,000 114,000 114,000

Loan payable ___-___ _60,000 60,000

117,000 174,000

Share capital issued at $1 450,000 120,000

Retained earnings 110,250 _27,000

560,250 147,000

$ 677,250 $ 321,000

Items not reflected in Moonbeams statement of financial position:

Contingent liability related to a loan guarantee was reported in the notes to the financial statements and has a fair value of $2,000.

Moonbeam had expensed $15,000 in research and development costs in the past year. At the acquisition date, Sunshine has determined that the value of the research in progress is $3,000.

Sunshines statement of financial position does not include $5,000 in fees for valuation and accounting advice related to the acquisition of Moonbeam. Sunshine expects to pay these fees shortly.

Required:

1) Prepare the acquisition analysis and calculate the goodwill.

2) Prepare all the journal entries in Sunshines books to record the acquisition of Moonbeam.

3) Prepare Sunshines statement of financial position immediately following the acquisition.

Question 3

On May 1, 2013, Peat Co. purchased all of Sorbet Ltd.s issued common shares for $630,000. At the acquisition date, Sorbets financial statements included the following balances:

Share capital $400,000

Retained earnings 210,000

Goodwill 10,000

At the acquisition date, Sorbets identifiable assets and liabilities were equal to their fair values, except in the case of inventory that had a book value of $80,000 and a fair value of $86,000, and equipment that had a book value of $360,000 and a fair value of $370,000. The equipment was originally purchased for $480,000. At the acquisition date, the equipment had a remaining useful life of 5 years and was amortized using the straight-line method. All the inventory that Sorbet had on hand at the acquisition date was sold by October 2013. Sorbets goodwill has not shown indications of impairment. Both Peat and Sorbet have April 30^th year-ends and did not have any intercompany sales with each other.

The financial statements for Peat and Sorbet at April 30, 2015 are presented on the following pages.

Statement of Financial Position

April 30, 2015

Peat Co. Sorbet Ltd.

Assets:

Current assets:

Cash $ 52,000 $ 161,600

Accounts receivable 100,000 80,000

Inventory 120,000 170,000

272,000 411,600

Non-current assets:

Equipment, net 558,000 368,000

Furniture and fixtures, net 51,000 51,600

Investment in Sorbet Ltd. 630,000 -

Goodwill ___-___ 10,000

1,239,000 429,600

Total assets $ 1,511,000 $ 841,200

Liabilities and shareholders equity:

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable $ 69,000 $ 19,600

Non-current liabilities:

Loan payable 22,000 32,000

Total liabilities 91,000 51,600

Shareholders equity:

Share capital 1,000,000 400,000

Retained earnings 420,000 389,600

1,420,000 789,600

Total liabilities and shareholders equity $ 1,511,000 $ 841,200

Condensed Statement of Income

For the year ended April 30, 2015

Peat Co. Sorbet Ltd.

Sales $ 250,000 $ 180,000

Expenses 170,000 130,000

Net income $ 80,000 $ 50,000

Statement of Changes in Equity

For the year ended April 30, 2015

Peat Co. Sorbet Ltd.

Share capital $ 1,000,000 $ 400,000

Retained earnings, May 1, 2014 340,000 339.600

Net income 80,000 50,000

Retained earnings, April 30, 2015 420,000 389,600

Total shareholders equity $ 1,420,000 $ 789,600

Required:

Prepare Peats consolidated financial statements for April 30, 2015. Ignore income taxes.

Question 4

On June 30, 2014, Pewter Ltd. gave 28,000 shares to Sterling Co. in exchange for 70% of Sterlings outstanding shares. At the time of the exchange, Pewters shares had a fair value of $22.50 per share. The post-acquisition statements of financial position and Sterlings fair values are shown below.

Statement of Financial Position

As of June 30, 2014

Sterling Co.______

Pewter Ltd. Book value Fair Value

Assets:

Current assets:

Cash $ 750,000 $ 37,500 $ 37,500

Accounts receivable 1,500,000 112,500 112,500

Inventory 150,000 37,500 37,500

2,400,000 187,500

Non-current assets:

Land 750,000 225,000 300,000

Equipment 2,250,000 375,000 412,500

Accumulated amortization (900,000) (112,500)

Investment in Sterling 630,000 __ -___

2,730,000 487,500

Total assets $ 5,130,000 $ 675,000

Liabilities and shareholders equity:

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable $ 750,000 $ 75,000 75,000

Loan payable 300,000 _____

1,050,000 75,000

Shareholders equity:

Common shares 2,580,000 150,000

Retained earnings 1,500,000 450,000

4,080,000 600,000

Total liabilities and shareholders equity $ 5,130,000 $ 675,000

Required:

a) Calculate Pewters consolidated goodwill.

b) Prepare Pewters consolidated statement of financial position at June 30, 2014 using the entity theory method of consolidation.