Question 2 [9 marks]

Topic 4: Investment in associates

Ingram Ltd acquired 35% of ordinary shares issued in A Ltd for $300,000 on 1 July 2017. The equity of A Ltd at that date was as follows.

	$
Ordinary share capital	560,000
Retained earnings	54,000

All assets were recorded at fair value at acquisition date, except for plant and equipment which had a fair value of $20,000 above its carrying amount. This plant and equipment was estimated to have a remaining useful life of 5 years.

On 1 July 2017, land was recorded in the books of A Ltd at $100,000. The fair value of this asset has since risen by $40,000, with $28,000 ($40,000 less 30% tax) being credited to a revaluation surplus account by A Ltd on 30 June 2018.

On 1 January 2018, A Ltd sold a motor vehicle to Ingram Ltd for $34,000. The vehicle had originally cost A Ltd $68,000, and had a carrying amount of $20,000 at 1 January 2018. The motor vehicle had a remaining useful life of 4 years.

At 30 June 2018, Ingram Ltd had inventory costing $40,000 on hand which had been purchased from A Ltd during the financial year. A profit before tax of $10,000 had been made on the sale.

As at 30 June 2018, the following relates to A Ltd:

	$
Operating profit before income tax	180,000
Income tax expense	54,000
Dividends paid	30,000

The tax rate is 30%.

Required:

Prepare an acquisition analysis in relation to the acquisition made by Ingram Ltd.

Assume Ingram Ltd does prepare consolidated financial statements. Prepare the consolidated worksheet entries for the year ended 30 June 2018 for inclusion of the equity-accounted results of A Ltd.

Question 2	Max. marks allocated
Acquisition analysis	2
Workings	3
Consolidation entries	4
Total	9