Exam 6: Variable Interest Entities, Intra-Entity Debt, Consolidated Cash Flows, and Other Issues

A subsidiary issues new shares of common stock. If the parent acquires all of these shares at an amount greater than book value, which of the following statements is true?

Jacoby Co. owned a controlling interest in Trimble Inc. Jacoby reported sales of $510,000 during 2021 while Trimble reported $300,000. Inventory costing $27,000 was transferred from Trimble to Jacoby (upstream)during the year for $54,000. Of this amount, 30% was still in ending inventory at year's end. Total receivables on the consolidated balance sheet were $115,000 at the first of the year and $158,000 at year-end. No intra-entity debt existed at the beginning or ending of the year. Using the direct approach, what is the consolidated amount of cash collected by the business from its customers?

Waite, Inc. owns 85% of Knight Corp. The consolidated income statement for a year reports $60,000 Noncontrolling Interest in Knight Corp.'s Net Income. Knight paid dividends in the amount of $90,000 for the year. What are the effects of these transactions in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year?

Popper Co. acquired 80% of the common stock of Cocker Co. on January 1, 2019, when Cocker had the following stockholders' equity accounts. To acquire this interest in Cocker, Popper paid a total of $682,000 with any excess acquisition date fair value over book value being allocated to goodwill, which has been measured for impairment annually and has not been determined to be impaired as of January 1, 2022.Popper did not pay any premium when it acquired its original interest in Cocker. On January 1, 2022, Cocker reported a net book value of $1,113,000 before the following transactions were conducted. Popper uses the equity method to account for its investment in Cocker, thereby reflecting the change in book value of Cocker.On January 1, 2022, Cocker issued 10,000 additional shares of common stock for $35 per share. Popper acquired 8,000 of these shares. How would this transaction affect the additional paid-in capital of the parent company?

Parent Corporation acquired some of its subsidiary's bonds on the open bond market. The remaining life of the bonds was eight years, and Parent expected to hold the bonds for the full eight years. How would the acquisition of the bonds affect the consolidation process?

On January 1, 2021, Nichols Company acquired 80% of Smith Company's common stock and 40% of its non-voting, cumulative preferred stock. The consideration transferred by Nichols was $1,200,000 for the common and $124,000 for the preferred. There was no premium in the value of consideration transferred. Any excess acquisition-date fair value over book value is considered goodwill. The capital structure of Smith immediately prior to the acquisition is: Compute the noncontrolling interest in Smith at date of acquisition.

A parent company owns a controlling interest in a subsidiary and on the last day of the year, the subsidiary issues new shares entirely to outside parties at $33 per share. The parent still holds control over the subsidiary. The adjusted subsidiary value at the date of the new stock issuance was $27 per share. Which of the following statements is true?

Gordon Co. reported current earnings of $580,000 while paying $58,000 in cash dividends. Lane Co. earned $150,000 in net income and distributed $15,000 in dividends. Gordon held a 75% interest in Lane for several years, an investment that it originally acquired by transferring consideration equal to the book value of the underlying net assets. Gordon used the initial value method to account for these shares.On January 1, 2021, Lane acquired in the open market $75,000 of Gordon's 8% bonds. The bonds had originally been issued several years ago at a price that would yield a 10% effective interest rate. On the date of the bond purchase, the book value of the bonds payable was $68,200. Lane paid $66,000 based on a 12% effective interest rate over the remaining life of the bonds.What is the noncontrolling interest's share of the subsidiary's net income?

Fargus Corporation owned 51% of the voting common stock of Sanatee, Inc. The parent's interest was acquired several years ago on the date that the subsidiary was formed. Consequently, no goodwill or other allocation was recorded in connection with the acquisition price. On January 1, 2020, Sanatee sold $1,400,000 in ten-year bonds to the public at 108. The bonds pay a 10% interest rate every December 31. Fargus acquired 40% of these bonds on January 1, 2022, for 95% of the face value. Both companies utilized the straight-line method of amortization.What balances would need to be considered in order to prepare the consolidation entry in connection with these intra-entity bonds at December 31, 2022, the end of the first year of the intra-entity investment? Prepare schedules to show numerical answers for balances that would be needed for the entry.

Akers Co. owned 8,000 shares (80%)of the outstanding 8%, $100 par, preferred stock and 70% of the outstanding common stock of Brickman Co. Assuming there are no excess amortizations or intra-entity transactions, and Brickman reports net income of $810,000, what is the noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary's income?

Thomas Inc. had the following stockholders' equity accounts as of January 1, 2021: Kuried Co. acquired all of the voting common stock of Thomas on January 1, 2021, for $20,656,000. The preferred stock remained in the hands of outside parties and had a fair value of $3,060,000. A database valued at $656,000 was recognized and amortized over five years. During 2021, Thomas reported earning $630,000 in net income and paid $504,000 in total cash dividends. Kuried used the equity method to account for this investment.What is the controlling interest share of Thomas' net income for the year ended December 31, 2021?

Carlson, Inc. owns 80% of Madrid, Inc. Carlson reports net income for 2021 (without consideration of its investment in Madrid, Inc.)of $1,500,000. For the same year, Madrid reports net income of $705,000. Carlson had bonds payable outstanding on January 1, 2021 with a carrying value of $1,200,000. Madrid acquired the bonds on the open market on January 3, 2021 for $1,090,000. For the year 2021, Carlson reported interest expense on the bonds in the amount of $96,000, while Madrid reported interest income of $94,000 for the same bonds. Assuming there are no excess amortizations or other intra-entity transactions, what is Carlson's share of consolidated net income?

When a company has preferred stock in its capital structure, what amount should be used to calculate noncontrolling interest in the preferred stock of the subsidiary when the company is acquired as a subsidiary of another company?

Parent Corporation acquired some of its subsidiary's bonds on the open bond market, paying a price $40,000 higher than the bonds' carrying value. How should the difference between the purchase price and the carrying value be accounted for?

Popper Co. acquired 80% of the common stock of Cocker Co. on January 1, 2019, when Cocker had the following stockholders' equity accounts. To acquire this interest in Cocker, Popper paid a total of $682,000 with any excess acquisition date fair value over book value being allocated to goodwill, which has been measured for impairment annually and has not been determined to be impaired as of January 1, 2022.Popper did not pay any premium when it acquired its original interest in Cocker. On January 1, 2022, Cocker reported a net book value of $1,113,000 before the following transactions were conducted. Popper uses the equity method to account for its investment in Cocker, thereby reflecting the change in book value of Cocker.On January 1, 2022, Cocker reacquired 8,000 of the outstanding shares of its own common stock for $34 per share. None of these shares belonged to Popper. How would this transaction have affected the additional paid-in capital of the parent company?

A variable interest entity can take all of the following forms except a(n):

A company had common stock with a total par value of $26,000,000 and fair value of $70,000,000; and 8% preferred stock with a total par value of $9,000,000 and a fair value of $12,000,000. The book value of the company was $90,000,000. Assuming 85% of the company's total equity is acquired, what amount must be attributed to the noncontrolling interest?

On January 1, 2021, Harrison Corporation spent $2,600,000 to acquire control over Involved, Inc. This price was based on paying $750,000 for 30% of Involved's preferred stock, and $1,850,000 for 80% of its outstanding common stock. As of the date of the acquisition, Involved's stockholders' equity accounts were as follows: What is the total acquisition-date fair value of Involved?

Regency Corp. recently acquired $500,000 of the bonds of Safire Co., one of its subsidiaries, paying more than the carrying value of the bonds. According to the most practical view of this intra-entity transaction, to whom should the loss be attributed?

Ryan Company purchased 80% of Chase Company for $270,000 when Chase's book value was $300,000. Chase has 50,000 shares outstanding and currently has a book value of $400,000.Assume Chase issues 30,000 additional shares common stock solely to Ryan for $12 per share.What is the adjusted book value of Chase Company after the issuance of the shares?