On January 1, NewTune Company exchanges 15,000 shares of its common stock for all of the outstanding shares of On-the-Go, Inc. Each of NewTune’s shares has a $4 par value and a $50 fair value. The fair value of the stock exchanged in the acquisition was considered equal to On-the-Go’s fair value. NewTune also paid $25,000 in stock registration and issuance costs in connection with the merger. Several of On-the-Go’s accounts’ fair values differ from their book values on this date (credit balances in parentheses):   Book Values Fair Values Receivables $ 65,000 $ 63,000 Trademarks 95,000 225,000 Record music catalog 60,000 180,000 In-process research and development –0– 200,000 Notes payable (50,000) (45,000) Precombination book values for the two companies are as follows:   NewTune On-the-Go Cash $  60,000 $  29,000 Receivables 150,000 65,000 Trademarks 400,000 95,000 Record music catalog 840,000 60,000 Equipment (net)    320,000  105,000 Totals $ 1,770,000 $ 354,000 Accounts payable $  (110,000) $ (34,000) Notes payable (370,000) (50,000) Common stock (400,000) (50,000) Additional paid-in capital (30,000) (30,000) Retained earnings   (860,000)  (190,000) Totals $(1,770,000) $(354,000)   Assume that no dissolution takes place in connection with this combination. Rather, both companies retain their separate legal identities. Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the two companies as of the combination date.

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On January 1, NewTune Company exchanges 15,000 shares of its common stock for all of the outstanding shares of On-the-Go, Inc. Each of NewTune’s shares has a $4 par value and a $50 fair value. The fair value of the stock exchanged in the acquisition was considered equal to On-the-Go’s fair value. NewTune also paid $25,000 in stock registration and issuance costs in connection with the merger. Several of On-the-Go’s accounts’ fair values differ from their book values on this date (credit balances in parentheses):

 

Book Values

Fair Values

Receivables

$ 65,000

$ 63,000

Trademarks

95,000

225,000

Record music catalog

60,000

180,000

In-process research and development

–0–

200,000

Notes payable

(50,000)

(45,000)

Precombination book values for the two companies are as follows:

 

NewTune

On-the-Go

Cash

$  60,000

$  29,000

Receivables

150,000

65,000

Trademarks

400,000

95,000

Record music catalog

840,000

60,000

Equipment (net)

   320,000

 105,000

Totals

$ 1,770,000

$ 354,000

Accounts payable

$  (110,000)

$ (34,000)

Notes payable

(370,000)

(50,000)

Common stock

(400,000)

(50,000)

Additional paid-in capital

(30,000)

(30,000)

Retained earnings

  (860,000)

 (190,000)

Totals

$(1,770,000)

$(354,000)

 

  1. Assume that no dissolution takes place in connection with this combination. Rather, both companies retain their separate legal identities. Prepare a worksheet to consolidate the two companies as of the combination date.

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