Question 2(10 marks)

On 1 January 2019 Liam Ltd acquired 90% of the issued shares of Ian Ltd. During the year ended 31 December 2019 the following intra group transactions occurred:

Sales of inventory:

Ian Ltd sold inventory to Liam Ltd $360,000. This inventory costed Ian Ltd $300,000.At 31 December 2019 Liam Ltd held 50% of the inventory acquired from Ian Ltd.

Intragroup sale of equipment:

An item of equipment originally acquired by Liam Ltd on 1 January 2017 at a cost of $400,000 was sold to Ian Ltd on 1 January 2019 for $340,000. Liam Ltd had depreciated this asset at 10% per annum on a straight-line basis with no scrap value. There is no change in the asset expected life subsequent to the sale.

During the year ended 31 December 2019 the following dividends were paid:

-Liam Ltd$100,000

-Ian Ltd$40,000

On 30 June 2019 Liam Ltd lent Ian Ltd $100,000. Interest on this loan at 8% was paid up to 31 December 2019.

Required:

Prepare the consolidation journal entries required to eliminate the above intragroup transactions for the year ended 31 December 2019. Assume a tax rate of 30%.