On 1st January 2016, Soft Ltd acquired 70% of share capital of Hard Ltd for $8,175,000. Equity of Hard Ltd was:   Share capital$7,600,000 General reserve$2,100,000 Retained earnings$1,200,000   All assets of Hard Ltd were recorded at fair value on acquisition except for an item of marine equipment that had a higher fair value of $360,000 than its carrying amount. Cost of the marine equipment was $2,100,000 accumulated depreciation of $1,372,000.   Required:   Use the worksheet below to compute Goodwill or Gain on acquisition and the Non-controlling interest using net method.  Provide the necessary journal entries for Soft Ltd (parent) to eliminate Hard’s share of pre-acquisition capital and reserves.  Prepare the journal entry to recognise the Non-controlling interest.      Elimination of investment in Hard Ltd Hard Ltd (S) $,000 Soft Ltd (P) $,000 30% NCI $,000 Fair Value of consideration transferred       Less: FV of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed       Share capital on acquisition date       Revalue surplus-acquisition date       Retained earnings-acquisition date       Fair value adjustment       Goodwill / Gain on acquisition       NON-controlling interest

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On 1st January 2016, Soft Ltd acquired 70% of share capital of Hard Ltd for $8,175,000. Equity of Hard Ltd was:

 

Share capital$7,600,000

General reserve$2,100,000

Retained earnings$1,200,000

 

All assets of Hard Ltd were recorded at fair value on acquisition except for an item of marine equipment that had a higher fair value of $360,000 than its carrying amount. Cost of the marine equipment was $2,100,000 accumulated depreciation of $1,372,000.

 

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Use the worksheet below to compute Goodwill or Gain on acquisition and the Non-controlling interest using net method. 

Provide the necessary journal entries for Soft Ltd (parent) to eliminate Hard’s share of pre-acquisition capital and reserves. 

Prepare the journal entry to recognise the Non-controlling interest. 

 

 

Elimination of investment in Hard Ltd

Hard Ltd

(S) $,000

Soft Ltd

(P) $,000

30% NCI $,000

Fair Value of consideration transferred

 

 

 

Less: FV of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

 

 

 

Share capital on acquisition date

 

 

 

Revalue surplus-acquisition date

 

 

 

Retained earnings-acquisition date

 

 

 

Fair value adjustment

 

 

 

Goodwill / Gain on acquisition

 

 

 

NON-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

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