a)
Investment: The act of allocating money to buy a monetary asset, in order to generate wealth in the future is referred to as investment.
Equity method: Equity method is the method used for accounting equity investments which claim a significant influence of above 20% but less than 50% in the outstanding stock of the investee company.
Debit and credit rules:
- Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in
stockholders’ equity accounts. - Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.
To Journalize: The correct entry for the change in principle to equity method.
b)
To Explain: The other steps taken by Incorporation T, to report the change to equity method.
c)
To Explain: The difference that would occur, if Incorporation T decided to change from equity method instead of change to equity method.
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