Dwani Ltd acquired all the issued shares (cum div.) of Power Ltd for $653 000 on 1 January 2022. At that date, the equity of Power Ltd was recorded as follows.   Share capital           $   400  000           General reserve                88  000           Retained earnings                90  000             On 1 January 2022, the records of Power Ltd showed that the company had previously recorded a goodwill at cost of $15 000. Further, Power Ltd had a dividend payable of $25 000, the dividend to be paid in March 2022. All other assets and liabilities were carried at amounts equal to their fair values at the acquisition date, except some inventories recorded at $20 000 below their fair value. Also, Dwani ltd identified at the acquisition date a patent with a fair value of $45 000 that Power Ltd has not recorded in its own accounts.   Required   Prepare the acquisition analysis on 1 January 2022.

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Dwani Ltd acquired all the issued shares (cum div.) of Power Ltd for $653 000 on 1 January 2022. At that date, the equity of Power Ltd was recorded as follows.

 

Share capital           $   400  000          

General reserve                88  000          

Retained earnings                90  000          

 

On 1 January 2022, the records of Power Ltd showed that the company had previously recorded a goodwill at cost of $15 000. Further, Power Ltd had a dividend payable of $25 000, the dividend to be paid in March 2022. All other assets and liabilities were carried at amounts equal to their fair values at the acquisition date, except some inventories recorded at $20 000 below their fair value. Also, Dwani ltd identified at the acquisition date a patent with a fair value of $45 000 that Power Ltd has not recorded in its own accounts.

 

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  1. Prepare the acquisition analysis on 1 January 2022.
  2. Prepare the consolidation worksheet entries for Dwani Ltd’s group on 1 January

2022.

  1. Prepare the consolidation worksheet entries for Dwani Ltd’s group on 30 June 2022 assuming the consideration transferred was $500 000.
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