Allison Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Mathias, Incorporated, on January 1, 2023, in exchange for $6,100,500 in cash. Allison intends to maintain Mathias as a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies have December 31 fiscal year ends. At the acquisition date, Mathias's stockholders' equity was $2,055,000 including retained earnings of $1,555,000. At the acquisition date, Allison prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule for its newly acquired subsidiary: $ 6,100,500 2,055,000 $ 4,045,500 Consideration transferred Mathias stockholders' equity Excess fair over book value to unpatented technology (8-year remaining life) to patents (10-year remaining life) to increase long-term debt (undervalued, 5-year remaining life) Goodwill $888,000 2,610,000 (155,000) 3,343,000 $ 702,500 Postacquisition, Allison employs the equity method to account for its investment in Mathias. During the two years following the business combination Mathias reports the following income and dividends
Allison Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Mathias, Incorporated, on January 1, 2023, in exchange for $6,100,500 in cash. Allison intends to maintain Mathias as a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies have December 31 fiscal year ends. At the acquisition date, Mathias's stockholders' equity was $2,055,000 including retained earnings of $1,555,000. At the acquisition date, Allison prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule for its newly acquired subsidiary: $ 6,100,500 2,055,000 $ 4,045,500 Consideration transferred Mathias stockholders' equity Excess fair over book value to unpatented technology (8-year remaining life) to patents (10-year remaining life) to increase long-term debt (undervalued, 5-year remaining life) Goodwill $888,000 2,610,000 (155,000) 3,343,000 $ 702,500 Postacquisition, Allison employs the equity method to account for its investment in Mathias. During the two years following the business combination Mathias reports the following income and dividends
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![Allison Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Mathias, Incorporated, on January 1, 2023, in exchange for
$6,100,500 in cash. Allison intends to maintain Mathias as a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies have December 31 fiscal year-
ends. At the acquisition date, Mathias's stockholders' equity was $2,055,000 including retained earnings of $1,555,000.
At the acquisition date, Allison prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule for its newly acquired subsidiary:
$ 6,100,500
2,055,000
$ 4,045,500
Consideration transferred
Mathias stockholders' equity
Excess fair over book value
to unpatented technology (8-year remaining life)
to patents (18-year remaining life)
to increase long-term debt (undervalued, 5-year remaining life)
Goodwill
Year
Postacquisition, Allison employs the equity method to account for its investment in Mathias. During the two years following the
business combination, Mathias reports the following income and dividends:
2023
2024
Income
$ 459,375
918,750
Income Statement
Sales
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense
Amortization expense
No asset impairments have occurred since the acquisition date.
Individual financial statements for each company as of December 31, 2024, follow. Parentheses indicate credit balances. Dividends
declared were paid in the same period.
Items
Dividends
$ 25,000
50,000
Interest expense
Equity earnings in Mathias
Net income
Statement of Retained Earnings
Retained earnings, 1/1
Net income (above)
Dividends declared
Retained earnings, 12/31
Balance Sheet
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Investment in Mathias.
Equipment (net)
Patents
Unpatented technology
Goodwill
Total assets
Accounts payable
Long-term debt
Common stock
Retained earnings, 12/31
Total liabilities and equity
Allison
$ (6,620,000)
4,654,000
930,000
457,500
77,000
(577,750)
$ (1,079,250)
$ (5,450,000)
(1,079,250)
560,000
$ (5,969,250)
$ 91,500
1,005,000
1,810,000
6,721,625
3,810,000
122,500
2,180,000
463,500
$ 16,284,125
$ (1,034,875)
(1,000,000)
(8,200,000)
(5,969,250)
$ (16,204, 125)
Mathias
$ (3,955,000)
2,535,750
310,000
119,500
71,000
8
$ (918,750)
$ (1,989,375)
(918,750)
50,000
$ (2,858,125)
$ 159,500
252,500
840,000
8
2,090,500
8
1,505,000
$ 888,000
2,610,000
(155,000)
0
3,343,000
$ 702,500
$ 4,847,500
$ (289,375)
(1,200,000)
(500,000)
(2,858,125)
$ (4,847,500)
Required:
a. Determine the annual excess fair over book value amortization.
b. Prepare a worksheet to determine the consolidated values to be reported on Allison's financial statements.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F422b5ced-4621-4f21-a48b-987ad9f18b8e%2Fcb62c062-434d-420f-a63a-ee7ceeb4713d%2Fz2pji9g_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Allison Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Mathias, Incorporated, on January 1, 2023, in exchange for
$6,100,500 in cash. Allison intends to maintain Mathias as a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies have December 31 fiscal year-
ends. At the acquisition date, Mathias's stockholders' equity was $2,055,000 including retained earnings of $1,555,000.
At the acquisition date, Allison prepared the following fair-value allocation schedule for its newly acquired subsidiary:
$ 6,100,500
2,055,000
$ 4,045,500
Consideration transferred
Mathias stockholders' equity
Excess fair over book value
to unpatented technology (8-year remaining life)
to patents (18-year remaining life)
to increase long-term debt (undervalued, 5-year remaining life)
Goodwill
Year
Postacquisition, Allison employs the equity method to account for its investment in Mathias. During the two years following the
business combination, Mathias reports the following income and dividends:
2023
2024
Income
$ 459,375
918,750
Income Statement
Sales
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense
Amortization expense
No asset impairments have occurred since the acquisition date.
Individual financial statements for each company as of December 31, 2024, follow. Parentheses indicate credit balances. Dividends
declared were paid in the same period.
Items
Dividends
$ 25,000
50,000
Interest expense
Equity earnings in Mathias
Net income
Statement of Retained Earnings
Retained earnings, 1/1
Net income (above)
Dividends declared
Retained earnings, 12/31
Balance Sheet
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Investment in Mathias.
Equipment (net)
Patents
Unpatented technology
Goodwill
Total assets
Accounts payable
Long-term debt
Common stock
Retained earnings, 12/31
Total liabilities and equity
Allison
$ (6,620,000)
4,654,000
930,000
457,500
77,000
(577,750)
$ (1,079,250)
$ (5,450,000)
(1,079,250)
560,000
$ (5,969,250)
$ 91,500
1,005,000
1,810,000
6,721,625
3,810,000
122,500
2,180,000
463,500
$ 16,284,125
$ (1,034,875)
(1,000,000)
(8,200,000)
(5,969,250)
$ (16,204, 125)
Mathias
$ (3,955,000)
2,535,750
310,000
119,500
71,000
8
$ (918,750)
$ (1,989,375)
(918,750)
50,000
$ (2,858,125)
$ 159,500
252,500
840,000
8
2,090,500
8
1,505,000
$ 888,000
2,610,000
(155,000)
0
3,343,000
$ 702,500
$ 4,847,500
$ (289,375)
(1,200,000)
(500,000)
(2,858,125)
$ (4,847,500)
Required:
a. Determine the annual excess fair over book value amortization.
b. Prepare a worksheet to determine the consolidated values to be reported on Allison's financial statements.
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