Exam 12: Multinational Accounting: Issues in Financial Reporting and Translation of Foreign Entity Statements

In cases of operations located in highly inflationary economies:

Note: This is a Kaplan CPA Review Question Gains from remeasuring a foreign subsidiary's financial statements from the local currency, which is not the functional currency, into the company's functional currency should be reported as a(an)

If the U.S. dollar is the currency in which the foreign affiliate's books and records are maintained, and the U.S. dollar is also the functional currency,

On January 2, 20X8, Johnson Company acquired a 100% interest in the capital stock of Perth Company for $3,100,000. Any excess cost over book value is attributable to a patent with a 10-year remaining life. At the date of acquisition, Perth's balance sheet contained the following information: Perth's income statement for 20X8 is as follows: The balance sheet of Perth at December 31, 20X8, is as follows: Perth declared and paid a dividend of 20,000 FCU on October 1, 20X8. Spot rates at various dates for 20X8 follow: Assume Perth's revenues, purchases, operating expenses, depreciation expense, and income taxes were incurred evenly throughout 20X8. Refer to the above information. Assuming Perth's local currency is the functional currency, what is the amount of translation adjustment that appears on Johnson's consolidated financial statements at December 31, 20X8?

On January 2, 20X8, Johnson Company acquired a 100% interest in the capital stock of Perth Company for $3,100,000. Any excess cost over book value is attributable to a patent with a 10-year remaining life. At the date of acquisition, Perth's balance sheet contained the following information: Perth's income statement for 20X8 is as follows: The balance sheet of Perth at December 31, 20X8, is as follows: Perth declared and paid a dividend of 20,000 FCU on October 1, 20X8. Spot rates at various dates for 20X8 follow: Assume Perth's revenues, purchases, operating expenses, depreciation expense, and income taxes were incurred evenly throughout 20X8. Refer to the above information. Assuming the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, what is the amount of Perth's cost of goods sold remeasured in U.S. dollars?

Infinity Corporation acquired 80 percent of the common stock of an Egyptian company on January 1, 20X8. The goodwill associated with this acquisition was $18,350. Exchange rates at various dates during 20X8 follow: Goodwill suffered an impairment of 20 percent during the year. If the functional currency is the U.S. dollar, how much goodwill impairment loss should be reported on Infinity's consolidated statement of income for 20X8?

When the local currency of the foreign subsidiary is the functional currency, a foreign subsidiary's income statement accounts would be converted to U.S. dollars by:

Mercury Company is a subsidiary of Neptune Company and is located in Valparaíso, Chile, where the currency is the Chilean Peso. Data on Mercury's inventory and purchases are as follows: The beginning inventory was acquired during the fourth quarter of 20X7, and the ending inventory was acquired during the fourth quarter of 20X8. Purchases were made evenly over the year. Exchange rates were as follows: Based on the preceding information, the translation of cost of goods sold for 20X8, assuming that the Spanish peseta is the functional currency is:

Dover Company owns 90% of the capital stock of a foreign subsidiary located in Italy. Dover's accountant has just translated the accounts of the foreign subsidiary and determined that a debit translation adjustment of $80,000 exists. If Dover uses the fully adjusted equity method for its investment, what entry should Dover record in order to recognize the translation adjustment?

Which combination of accounts and exchange rates is correct for the translation of a foreign entity's financial statements from the functional currency to U.S. dollars?

Briefly explain the following terms associated with accounting for foreign entities: a) Functional Currency b) Translation c) Remeasurement

On January 2, 20X8, Johnson Company acquired a 100% interest in the capital stock of Perth Company for $3,100,000. Any excess cost over book value is attributable to a patent with a 10-year remaining life. At the date of acquisition, Perth's balance sheet contained the following information: Perth's income statement for 20X8 is as follows: The balance sheet of Perth at December 31, 20X8, is as follows: Perth declared and paid a dividend of 20,000 FCU on October 1, 20X8. Spot rates at various dates for 20X8 follow: Assume Perth's revenues, purchases, operating expenses, depreciation expense, and income taxes were incurred evenly throughout 20X8. Refer to the above information. Assuming Perth's local currency is the functional currency, what is the balance in Johnson's investment in foreign subsidiary account at December 31, 2008?

On January 1, 2008, Pace Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Spin PLC, a British Company, for $350,000. Spin's net assets on the date of acquisition were 250,000 pounds (£). On January 1, 2008, the book and fair values of the Spin's identifiable assets and liabilities approximated their fair values except for property, plant, and equipment and trademarks. The fair value of Spin's property, plant, and equipment exceeded its book value by $25,000. The remaining useful life of Spin's equipment at January 1, 2008, was 10 years. The remainder of the differential was attributable to a trademark having an estimated useful life of 5 years. Spin's trial balance on December 31, 2008, in pounds, follows: Additional Information 1. Spin uses the FIFO method for its inventory. The beginning inventory was acquired on December 31, 2007, and ending inventory was acquired on December 26, 2008. Purchases of £300,000 were made evenly throughout 2008. 2. Spin acquired all of its property, plant, and equipment on March 1, 2006, and uses straight-line depreciation. 3. Spin's sales were made evenly throughout 2008, and its operating expenses were incurred evenly throughout 2008. 4. The dividends were declared and paid on November 1, 2008. 5. Pace's income from its own operations was $150,000 for 2008, and its total stockholders' equity on January 1, 2008, was $1,000,000. Pace declared $50,000 of dividends during 2008. 6. Exchange rates were as follows: Assume the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, not the pound. Required: 1) Prepare a schedule remeasuring the trial balance from British pound into U.S. dollars. 2) Assume that Pace uses the fully adjusted equity method. Record all journal entries that relate to its investment in the British subsidiary during 2008. Provide the necessary documentation and support for the amounts in the journal entries. 3) Prepare a schedule that determines Pace's consolidated net income for 2008.

Which of the following defines a foreign-based entity that uses a functional currency different from the local currency? I. A U.S. subsidiary in Britain maintains its accounting records in pounds sterling, with the majority of its transactions denominated in pounds sterling. II. A U.S. subsidiary in Peru conducts virtually all of its business in Latin America, and uses the U.S. dollar as its major currency.

Note: This is a Kaplan CPA Review Question Certain balance sheet accounts of a foreign subsidiary of Rowan, Inc. (Rowan) at December 31, 20X6, have been translated into U.S. dollars as follows: The subsidiary's functional currency is the currency of the country in which it is located. What total amount should be included in Rowan's December 31, 20X6 consolidated balance sheet for the above accounts?

All of the following stockholders' equity accounts of a foreign subsidiary are translated at historical exchange rates except:

Mercury Company is a subsidiary of Neptune Company and is located in Valparaíso, Chile, where the currency is the Chilean Peso. Data on Mercury's inventory and purchases are as follows: The beginning inventory was acquired during the fourth quarter of 20X7, and the ending inventory was acquired during the fourth quarter of 20X8. Purchases were made evenly over the year. Exchange rates were as follows: Refer the information provided above. Assuming the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, what is the amount of Mercury's cost of goods sold remeasured in U.S. dollars?

On January 2, 20X8, Johnson Company acquired a 100% interest in the capital stock of Perth Company for $3,100,000. Any excess cost over book value is attributable to a patent with a 10-year remaining life. At the date of acquisition, Perth's balance sheet contained the following information: Perth's income statement for 20X8 is as follows: The balance sheet of Perth at December 31, 20X8, is as follows: Perth declared and paid a dividend of 20,000 FCU on October 1, 20X8. Spot rates at various dates for 20X8 follow: Assume Perth's revenues, purchases, operating expenses, depreciation expense, and income taxes were incurred evenly throughout 20X8. Refer to the above information. Assuming the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, what is Johnson's remeasurement gain (loss) for 20X8? (Assume the ending inventory was acquired on December 31, 20X8.)

On January 2, 20X8, Johnson Company acquired a 100% interest in the capital stock of Perth Company for $3,100,000. Any excess cost over book value is attributable to a patent with a 10-year remaining life. At the date of acquisition, Perth's balance sheet contained the following information: Perth's income statement for 20X8 is as follows: The balance sheet of Perth at December 31, 20X8, is as follows: Perth declared and paid a dividend of 20,000 FCU on October 1, 20X8. Spot rates at various dates for 20X8 follow: Assume Perth's revenues, purchases, operating expenses, depreciation expense, and income taxes were incurred evenly throughout 20X8. Refer to the above information. Assuming the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, what is the amount of patent amortization for 20X8 that results from Johnson's acquisition of Perth's stock on January 2, 20X8?

Nichols Company owns 90% of the capital stock of a foreign subsidiary located in Ireland. As a result of translating the subsidiary's accounts, a debit of $160,000 was needed in the translation adjustments account so that the foreign subsidiary's debits and credits were equal in U.S. dollars. How should Nichols report its translation adjustments on its consolidated financial statements?