Concept explainers
On January 1, 2017, Alison, Inc., paid $60,000 for a 40 percent interest in Holister Corporation’s common stock. This investee had assets with a book value of $200,000 and liabilities of $75,000. A patent held by Holister having a $5,000 book value was actually worth $20,000. This patent had a six-year remaining life. Any further excess cost associated with this acquisition was attributed to
a. Assuming Alison uses the equity method, what balance should appear in the Investment in Holister account as of December 31, 2018?
b. Assuming Alison uses fair-value accounting, what income from the investment in Holister should be reported for 2018?
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Chapter 1 Solutions
LooseLeaf for Advanced Accounting (Irwin Accounting) - Standalone book
- On May 1, 2015, Zoe Inc. purchased Branta Corp. for $15,000,000 in cash. They only received $12,000,000 in net assets. In 2016, the market value of the goodwill obtained from Branta Corp. was valued at $4,000,000, but in 2017 it dropped to $2,000,000. Prepare the journal entry for the creation of goodwill and the entry to record any impairments to it in subsequent years.arrow_forwardOn January 1, 2025, John Paul Jones Corp. purchased 30% of Sky Tech Inc. for $45 million. This acquisition gave John Paul Jones significant influence over Sky Tech. At the date of acquisition, the book value of Sky Tech's net assets was $75 million and their fair value was $90 million. The difference was attributed to the fair value of equipment exceeding book value, and the remaining useful life of this equipment was 5 years. For 2025, Sky Tech reported a net income of $75 million and declared and paid $20 million in dividends. Relative to its investment in Sky Tech, the amount of investment income reported by John Paul Jones Corp. on it’s year end December 31, 2025 income statement is: $6 million. $16.5 million. $22.5 million. $21.6 million. The total amount that John Paul Jones Corp. would report for its investment in Sky Tech Inc. on itsDecember 31, 2025 balance sheet is: $67.5 million. $61.5 million. $60.6 million. $66.6 million. Assume John Paul cannot exercise significant…arrow_forwardTomato co. Purchased 40% of MU corp. On april 1,2017, for 500,000 when MU's book value was 1,260,000. On the date of acquisition, the market value of MU's net asset equaled their book values, except for the following: •MU's equipment has a fair value of 50,000 less than it's books value. The equip. Has a remaining useful life of 10 years. •MU's building has a fair value of 40,000 more than it's book value. The building has a remaining useful life of 20 years. MU's results of operation for 2017 and 2018 are as follows: •2017 net income 150,000 •2018 net loss 30,000 MU's cash dividends of 20,000 and 10,000 respectively for 2017 and 2018. Required: journal entries and balances for the following 1. Investment income 2017 2. Investment loss 2018 3. Investment Carrying value for 2017 and 2018arrow_forward
- On January 1, 2018, D, Incorporated, paid $88,959 for a 30% interest in S Corporation. This investee had assets with a book value of $500,000 and liabilities of $300,000. A patent held by S Inc having a book value of $10,000 was actually worth $48,000 with a four year remaining life. Any goodwill associated with this acquisition is considered to have an indefinite life. During 2018, S Inc reported income of $55,900 and paid dividends of $28,900 while in 2019 it reported income of $79,900 and dividends of $29,900. Assume D Inc. Has the ability to significantly influence the operations of S Inc. During the 2018, S Corporation selling inventory costing 40,000 to to D Corporation for 60,000 at the end of fiscal year, D Inc, still retain 20,000. During the 2019 S Corporation selling inventory costing 35,000 to to D Corporation for 50,000 at the end of fiscal year, d Inc. still retain 15,000. The retain inventoy was selling at the beginning of the following year. 8-How Much Your Equity…arrow_forwardProForm acquired 70 percent of ClipRite on June 30, 2017, for $910,000 in cash. Based on ClipRite's acquisition-date fair value, an unrecorded intangible of $400,000 was recognized and is being amortized at the rate of $10,000 per year. No goodwill was recognized in the acquisition. The noncontrolling interest fair value was assessed at $390,000 at the acquisition date. The 2018 financial statements are as follows: ProForm ClipRite $ (800,000) $ (600,000) 400,000 Sales Cost of goods sold Operating expenses 535,000 100,000 100,000 Dividend income (35,000) $ (200,000) $ (100,000) -0- Net income $ (1,300,000) $ (850,000) (100,000) 50,000 Retained earnings, 1/1/18 Net income (200,000) Dividends declared 100,000 Retained earnings, 12/31/18 $ (1,400,000) $ (900,000) $ 400,000 $ 300,000 700,000 Cash and receivables Inventory .... Investment in ClipRite. 290,000 910,000 -0- Fixed assets 1,000,000 600,000 Accumulated depreciation (300,000) $ 2,300,000 (200,000) Totals $1,400,000 $ (600,000) $…arrow_forwardThe following information concerns the intangible assets of Epstein Corporation: a. On June 30, 2016, Epstein completed the acquisition of the Johnstone Corporation for $2,000,000 in cash. The fair value of the net identifiable assets of Johnstone was $1,700,000. b. Included in the assets purchased from Johnstone was a patent that was valued at $80,000. The remaining legal life of the patent was 13 years, but Epstein believes that the patent will only be useful for another eight years. c. Epstein acquired a franchise on October 1, 2016, by paying an initial franchise fee of $200,000. The contractual life of the franchise is 10 years. Required: 1. Prepare year-end adjusting journal entries to record amortization expense on the intangibles at December 31, 2016. 2. Prepare the intangible asset section of the December 31, 2016, balance sheet.arrow_forward
- ProForm acquired 70 percent of ClipRite on June 30, 2017, for $910,000 in cash. Based on Clip- Rite’s acquisition-date fair value, an unrecorded intangible of $400,000 was recognized and is being amortized at the rate of $10,000 per year. No goodwill was recognized in the acquisition.The noncontrolling interest fair value was assessed at $390,000 at the acquisition date. The 2018 financial statements are as follows:ProForm sold ClipRite inventory costing $72,000 during the last six months of 2017 for $120,000. At year-end, 30 percent remained. ProForm sells ClipRite inventory costing $200,000 during 2018 for $250,000. At year-end, 10 percent is left. With these facts, determine the consolidated balances for the following:SalesCost of Goods SoldOperating ExpensesDividend IncomeNet Income Attributable to Noncontrolling InterestInventoryNoncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary, 12/31/18arrow_forwardOn January 1, 2017, Palka, Inc., acquired 70 percent of the outstanding shares of Sellinger Company for $1,141,000 in cash. The price paid was proportionate to Sellinger’s total fair value, although at the acquisition date, Sellinger had a total book value of $1,380,000. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed had fair values equal to book values except for a patent (six-year remaining life) that was undervalued on Sellinger’s accounting records by $240,000. On January 1, 2018, Palka acquired an additional 25 percent common stock equity interest in Sellinger Company for $415,000 in cash. On its internal records, Palka uses the equity method to account for its shares of Sellinger.During the two years following the acquisition, Sellinger reported the following net income and dividends:Show Palka’s journal entry to record its January 1, 2018, acquisition of an additional 25 percent ownership of Sellinger Company shares.Prepare a schedule showing Palka’s December 31, 2018, equity…arrow_forwardOn January 2, 2024, Cole Inc. paid $100,000 for a 30% interest in Johnas Corp. This investee had assets with a book value of $550,000 and liabilities of $300,000. A patent held by Johnas having a book value of $10,000 was actually worth $40,000 with a six-year remaining life. Any goodwill associated with this acquisition is considered to have an indefinite life. In 2024, Johnas reported a net income of $50,000 and paid dividends of $20,000 while in 2025 it reported a net income of $75,000 and dividends of $30,000. Assume Cole has the ability to significantly influence the operations of Johnas. The equity in income of Johnas for 2025, is: O $22,500. O $21,000. O $12,000. O $13,500. $75,000.arrow_forward
- In January 2017, Domingo, Inc., acquired 20 percent of the outstanding common stock of Martes, Inc., for $700,000. This investment gave Domingo the ability to exercise significant influence over Martes, whose balance sheet on that date showed total assets of $3,900,000 with liabilities of $900,000. Any excess of cost over book value of the investment was attributed to a patent having a remaining useful life of 10 years. In 2017, Martes reported net income of $170,000. In 2018, Martes reported net income of $210,000. Dividends of $70,000 were declared in each of these two years. What is the equity method balance of Domingo’s Investment in Martes, Inc., at December 31, 2018? $728,000 $748,000 $756,000 $776,000arrow_forwardOn January 1, 2017, Palka, Inc., acquired 70 percent of the outstanding shares of Sellinger Company for $1,666,000 in cash. The price paid was proportionate to Sellinger’s total fair value, although at the acquisition date, Sellinger had a total book value of $2,070,000. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed had fair values equal to book values except for a patent (six-year remaining life) that was undervalued on Sellinger’s accounting records by $300,000. On January 1, 2018, Palka acquired an additional 25 percent common stock equity interest in Sellinger Company for $656,250 in cash. On its internal records, Palka uses the equity method to account for its shares of Sellinger. During the two years following the acquisition, Sellinger reported the following net income and dividends: 2017 2018 $525,000 $701,000 Net…arrow_forwardOn January 1, 2018, Pine Company owns 40 percent (40,000 shares) of Seacrest, Inc., which it purchased several years ago for $182,000. Since the date of acquisition, the equity method has been properly applied, and the carrying amount of the investment account as of January 1, 2018, is $293,600. Excess patent cost amortization of $12,000 is still being recognized each year. During 2018, Seacrest reports net income of $342,000 and a $120,000 other comprehensive loss, both incurred uniformly throughout the year. No dividends were declared during the year. Pine sold 8,000 shares of Seacrest on August 1, 2018, for $93,000 in cash. However, Pine retains the ability to significantly influence the investee. During the last quarter of 2017, Pine sold $50,000 in inventory (which it had originally purchased for only $30,000) to Seacrest. At the end of that fiscal year, Seacrest’s inventory retained $10,000 (at sales price) of this merchandise, which was subsequently sold in the first quarter of…arrow_forward
- Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning