Thomas Inc Kuried Co Acquired All of the Voting Common Stock of Thomas

Essay

Thomas Inc. had the following stockholders' equity accounts as of January 1, 2013: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Preferred stock - } \$ 90 \text { par value, nonvoting and nonparticipating; }\\\text {\( 9 \% \) cumulative dividend }&\$2,700,000\\\text {Common stock - \$25 par value }&5,600,000\\\text {Retained earnings }&14,000,000\\\end{array}$
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.