On January 1,20X7,Passport Company Acquired 60 Percent of the Outstanding

Essay

On January 1,20X7,Passport Company acquired 60 percent of the outstanding common stock of Stamp Company at the book value of the shares acquired.On that date,the fair value of noncontrolling interest was equal to 40 percent of book value of Stamp.At the time of purchase,Stamp had common stock of $1,000,000 outstanding and retained earnings of $800,000.
On December 31,20X7,Passport purchased 50 percent of Stamp's bonds outstanding which were originally issued on January 2,20X4,at 99.The total bond issue has a face value of $600,000,pays 10 percent interest annually,and has a 10-year maturity.Any premium or discount is amortized on a straight-line basis.Passport paid $306,000 for its investment in Stamp's bonds and intends to hold the bonds until maturity.
Income and dividends for Passport and Stamp for 20X7 and 20X8 are as follows:



b.Present the worksheet consolidation entries necessary to prepare consolidated financial statements for 20X8.