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

Ryan Company owns 80% of Chase Company. The original balances presented for Ryan and Chase as of January 1, 2013, are as follows: Assume Chase issues 30,000 additional shares common stock solely to Ryan for $12 per share. After acquiring the additional shares, what adjustment is needed for Ryan's investment in Chase account?

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

Thomas Inc. had the following stockholders' equity accounts as of January 1, 2013: Kuried Co. acquired all of the voting common stock of Thomas on January 1, 2013, 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 2013, 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 was Kuried's balance in the Investment in Thomas Inc. account as of December 31, 2013?

Which of the following statements is true for a consolidated statement of cash flows?

In reporting consolidated earnings per share when there is a wholly owned subsidiary, which of the following statements is true?

Parent Corporation recently acquired some of its subsidiary's outstanding bonds, at an amount which required the recognition of a loss. In what ways could the loss be allocated? Which allocation would you recommend? Why?

Parker owned all of Odom Inc. Although the Investment in Odom Inc. account had a balance of $834,000, the subsidiary's 12,000 shares had an underlying book value of only $56 per share. On January 1, 2013, Odom issued 3,000 new shares to the public for $70 per share. How does this transaction affect the Investment in Odom Inc. account?

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, 2012, 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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.

On January 1, 2013, Parent Corporation acquired a controlling interest in the voting common stock of Foxboro Co. At the same time, Parent purchased sixty percent of Foxboro's outstanding preferred stock. In preparing consolidated financial statements, how should the acquisition of the preferred stock be accounted for?

The balance sheets of Butler, Inc. and its 70 percent-owned subsidiary, Cassie Corp., are presented below: Additional information for 2013: Net cash flow from financing activities was:

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, 2012, 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, 2014, for 95% of the face value. Both companies utilized the straight-line method of amortization. What consolidation entry would be recorded in connection with these intra-entity bonds on December 31, 2015?

Thomas Inc. had the following stockholders' equity accounts as of January 1, 2013: Kuried Co. acquired all of the voting common stock of Thomas on January 1, 2013, 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 2013, 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, 2013?

The following information has been taken from the consolidation worksheet of Graham Company and its 80% owned subsidiary, Stage Company. (1)) Graham reports a loss on sale of land of $5,000. The land cost Graham $20,000. (2)) Non-controlling interest in Stage's net income was $30,000. (3)) Graham paid dividends of $15,000. (4)) Stage paid dividends of $10,000. (5)) Excess acquisition-date fair value over book value was expensed by $6,000. (6)) Consolidated accounts receivable decreased by $8,000. (7)) Consolidated accounts payable decreased by $7,000. How is the amount of excess acquisition-date fair value over book value recognized in a consolidated statement of cash flows assuming the indirect method is used?

What would differ between a statement of cash flows for a consolidated company and an unconsolidated company using the indirect method?

Thomas Inc. had the following stockholders' equity accounts as of January 1, 2013: Kuried Co. acquired all of the voting common stock of Thomas on January 1, 2013, 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 2013, 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. Prepare all consolidation entries for 2013.

Where do intra-entity sales of inventory appear in a consolidated statement of cash flows?

These questions are based on the following information and should be viewed as independent situations. Popper Co. acquired 80% of the common stock of Cocker Co. on January 1, 2011, 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, 2014. On January 1, 2014, 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, 2014, 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?

If a subsidiary reacquires its outstanding shares from outside ownership for more than book value, which of the following statements is true?

Thomas Inc. had the following stockholders' equity accounts as of January 1, 2013: Kuried Co. acquired all of the voting common stock of Thomas on January 1, 2013, 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 2013, 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 was the non-controlling interest's share of consolidated net income for the year 2013?