Exam 3: Consolidationssubsequent to the Date of Acquisition

On January 1, 2020, Barber Corp. paid $1,160,000 to acquire Thompson Co. Thompson maintained separate incorporation. Barber used the equity method to account for the investment. The following information is available for Thompson's assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity accounts on January 1, 2020: Thompson earned net income for 2020 of $134,000 and paid dividends of $51,000 during the year.At the end of 2020, the consolidation entry to eliminate Barber's accrual of Thompson's earnings would include a credit to Investment in Thompson Co. for

Following are selected accounts for Green Corporation and Vega Company as of December 31, 2023. Several of Green's accounts have been omitted. Green acquired 100% of Vega on January 1, 2019, by issuing 10,500 shares of its $10 par value common stock with a fair value of $95 per share. On January 1, 2019, Vega's land was undervalued by $40,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $80,000. The buildings have a 20-year life and the equipment has a 10-year life. $50,000 was attributed to an unrecorded trademark with a 16-year remaining life. There was no goodwill associated with this investment.Compute the December 31, 2023, consolidated equipment.

How does the parent's choice of investment accounting method impact consolidated figures reported by the combined entity?

With respect to identifiable intangible assets other than goodwill, which of the following is true?

Jackson Company acquires 100% of the stock of Clark Corporation on January 1, 2020, for $4,100 cash. As of that date Clark has the following trial balance: Net income and dividends reported by Clark for 2020 and 2021 follow: The fair value of Clark's net assets that differ from their book values are listed below: Any excess of consideration transferred over fair value of net assets acquired is considered goodwill with an indefinite life.Compute the amount of Clark's long-term liabilities that would be reported in a December 31, 2021, consolidated balance sheet.

Under the partial equity method, the parent recognizes income when

Following are selected accounts for Green Corporation and Vega Company as of December 31, 2023. Several of Green's accounts have been omitted. Green acquired 100% of Vega on January 1, 2019, by issuing 10,500 shares of its $10 par value common stock with a fair value of $95 per share. On January 1, 2019, Vega's land was undervalued by $40,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $80,000. The buildings have a 20-year life and the equipment has a 10-year life. $50,000 was attributed to an unrecorded trademark with a 16-year remaining life. There was no goodwill associated with this investment.Compute the December 31, 2023 consolidated retained earnings.

Following are selected accounts for Green Corporation and Vega Company as of December 31, 2023. Several of Green's accounts have been omitted. Green acquired 100% of Vega on January 1, 2019, by issuing 10,500 shares of its $10 par value common stock with a fair value of $95 per share. On January 1, 2019, Vega's land was undervalued by $40,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $80,000. The buildings have a 20-year life and the equipment has a 10-year life. $50,000 was attributed to an unrecorded trademark with a 16-year remaining life. There was no goodwill associated with this investment.Compute the December 31, 2023, consolidated land.

Jackson Company acquires 100% of the stock of Clark Corporation on January 1, 2020, for $4,100 cash. As of that date Clark has the following trial balance: Net income and dividends reported by Clark for 2020 and 2021 follow: The fair value of Clark's net assets that differ from their book values are listed below: Any excess of consideration transferred over fair value of net assets acquired is considered goodwill with an indefinite life.Compute goodwill, if any, at January 1, 2020.

Kaye Company acquired 100% of Fiore Company on January 1, 2021. Kaye paid $1,000 excess consideration over book value, which is being amortized at $20 per year. There was no goodwill in the combination. Fiore reported net income of $400 in 2021 and paid dividends of $100.Assume the equity method is applied. How much equity income will Kaye report on its internal accounting records as a result of Fiore's operations?

Dutch Co. has loaned $90,000 to its subsidiary, Hans Corp., which retains separate incorporation. How would this loan be treated on a consolidated balance sheet?

On 1/1/19, Sey Mold Corporation acquired 100% of DotDot.Com for $2,000,000 cash. On the date of acquisition, DotDot's net book value was $900,000. DotDot's assets included land that was undervalued by $300,000, a building that was undervalued by $400,000, and equipment that was overvalued by $50,000. The building had a remaining useful life of 8 years and the equipment had a remaining useful life of 4 years. Any excess fair value over consideration transferred is allocated to an undervalued patent and is amortized over 5 years.Determine the amortization expense related to the combination at the year-end date of 12/31/19.

For each of the following situations, select the best answer that applies to consolidating financial information subsequent to the acquisition date:(A)Initial value method.(B)Partial equity method.(C)Equity method.(D)Initial value method and partial equity method but not equity method.(E)Partial equity method and equity method but not initial value method.(F)Initial value method, partial equity method, and equity method.Method(s)available to the parent for internal record-keeping.Easiest internal record-keeping method to apply.Income of the subsidiary is recorded by the parent when earned.Designed to create a parallel between the parent's investment accounts and changes in the underlying equity of the acquired company.For years subsequent to acquisition, requires the *C entry.Uses the cash basis for income recognition.Investment account remains at initially recorded amount.Dividends received by the parent from the subsidiary reduce the parent's investment account.Often referred to in accounting as a single-line consolidation.Increases the investment account for subsidiary earnings, but does not decrease the subsidiary account for equity adjustments such as amortizations.

Under the partial equity method of accounting for an investment,

Jaynes Inc. acquired all of Aaron Co.'s common stock on January 1, 2020, by issuing 11,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. Jaynes' shares had a $17 per share fair value. On that date, Aaron reported a net book value of $120,000. However, its equipment (with a five-year remaining life)was undervalued by $6,000 in the company's accounting records. Any excess of consideration transferred over fair value of assets and liabilities acquired is assigned to an unrecorded patent to be amortized over ten years.The following figures came from the individual accounting records of these two companies as of December 31, 2020: The following figures came from the individual accounting records of these two companies as of December 31, 2021: What was consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2021?

Fesler Inc. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Pickett Company on January 1, 2020. Annual amortization of $22,000 resulted from this transaction. On the date of the acquisition, Fesler reported retained earnings of $520,000 while Pickett reported a $240,000 balance for retained earnings. Fesler reported net income of $100,000 in 2020 and $68,000 in 2021, and paid dividends of $25,000 in dividends each year. Pickett reported net income of $24,000 in 2020 and $36,000 in 2021, and paid dividends of $10,000 in dividends each year.If the parent's net income reflected use of the partial equity method, what were the consolidated retained earnings on December 31, 2021?

According to the FASB ASC regarding the testing procedures for Goodwill Impairment, the proper procedure for conducting impairment testing is:

Hoyt Corporation agreed to the following terms in order to acquire the net assets of Brown Company on January 1, 2021:To issue 400 shares of common stock ($10 par)with a fair value of $45 per share.To assume Brown's liabilities which have a book value of $1,600 and a fair value of $1,500.On the date of acquisition, the consideration transferred for Hoyt's acquisition of Brown would be

Kaye Company acquired 100% of Fiore Company on January 1, 2021. Kaye paid $1,000 excess consideration over book value, which is being amortized at $20 per year. There was no goodwill in the combination. Fiore reported net income of $400 in 2021 and paid dividends of $100.Assume the partial equity method is applied. How much equity income will Kaye report on its internal accounting records as a result of Fiore's operations?

Harrison, Inc. acquires 100% of the voting stock of Rhine Company on January 1, 2020 for $400,000 cash. A contingent payment of $16,500 will be paid on April 15, 2021 if Rhine generates cash flows from operations of $27,000 or more in the next year. Harrison estimates that there is a 20% probability that Rhine will generate at least $27,000 next year, and uses an interest rate of 5% to incorporate the time value of money. The fair value of $16,500 at 5%, using a probability-weighted approach, is $3,142.What will Harrison record as its Investment in Rhine on January 1, 2020?