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Sale of subsidiary common shares: When a parent sells subsidiary shares, a gain or loss normally occurs and is recorded on the seller’s books, which needed to be recognized in consolidated net income. Under ASE 810, changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary while the parent retains control require an adjustment to the amount assigned to the non-controlling interest to reflect its change in ownership in the subsidiary. Any difference in fair value of the controlling interest results in an adjustment to the
A memo to present alternative ways to record the difference between the carrying value and sales price of the share that are sold and recommend preferred reporting alternative.
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- Ames Corporation repurchases 10,000 shares of its common stock for $12 per share. The shares were originally issued at an average price of $10 per share. Later it resells 6,000 of the shares for $15 per share and the remaining 4,000 shares for $17 per share. How much gain or loss should Ames report on its income statement as a result of these transactions? $38.000 gain $0 $20,000 loss $20,000 loss and $38,000 gainarrow_forwardSubject- accountingarrow_forwardCurrent Attempt in Progress On January 1, Sipacore Corporation, a private company that reports under ASPE, purchased 20% of Hook Ltd. common shares for $834,000. At December 26, Hook declared a $42,000 dividend (Sipacore received its share of that dividend on the same day) and reported net income of $72,000. The shares' fair value at December 31 was $874,000. It has chosen to account for its investment in Hook Ltd. using the cost model because the shares do not trade in an active market. Record each of the transactions and any necessary adjusting journal entries under this assumption. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.)arrow_forward
- Investment question On January 1, Western Corporation purchased a 25% equity investment in Eastern Corporation for $477,000. On December 31, Eastern paid a $12,400 dividend and reported a net profit of $86,000. The fair value of the shares on December 31 was $407,500. Determine the amount that Western reported as the investment in Eastern Corporation at December 31. (Do not use $ signs or commas in your answer. Do not round intermediary calculations. Only round final answers to 2 decimal places ex: 5.25)arrow_forwardEquity Method for Stock Investment At a total cost of $2,016,000, Herrera Corporation acquired 144,000 shares of Tran Corp. common stock as a long-term investment. Herrera Corporation uses the equity method of accounting for this investment. Tran Corp. has 400,000 shares of common stock outstanding, including the shares acquired by Herrera Corporation. a. Journalize the entries by Herrera Corporation to record the following information: 1. Tran Corp. reports net income of $3,630,000 for the current period. fill in the blank 913f64045042048_2 fill in the blank 913f64045042048_4 2. A cash dividend of $1.20 per common share is paid by Tran Corp. during the current period. fill in the blank d630b8f5efbbfe1_2 fill in the blank d630b8f5efbbfe1_4 b. Why is the equity method appropriate for the Tran Corp. investment? An investment amount of the outstanding common stock of the investee is presumed to represent significant…arrow_forwardunc.4 On January 1, Allen Corporation purchased 30% of the 30,000 outstanding common shares of Towne Corporation at $17 per share as a long-term investment. On the date of purchase, the book value and the fair value of the net assets of Towne Corporation were equal. During the year, Towne Corporation reported net income of $24,000 and declared and paid dividends of $8,000. As of December 31, common shares of Towne Corporation were trading at $20 per share. Please Indicate the amount of income that would be reported on the income statement and the investment balance on the year-end balance sheet under requirement (a) and requirement (b).arrow_forward
- Do not give image formatarrow_forwardPeace Company issued common shares with a par value of $58,000 and a market value of $165,300 in exchange for 30 percent ownership of Symbol Corporation on January 1, 20X2. Symbol reported the following balances on that date: Assets Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory (FIFO basis) Land Buildings & Equipment Less: Accumulated Depreciation Patent Total Assets Liabilities & Equities Accounts Payable SYMBOL CORPORATION Balance Sheet January 1, 20X2 Bonds Payable Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Total Liabilities & Equities Book Value Fair Value $ 57,000 $ 57,000 97,000 97,000 133,000 163,000 55,000 70,000 505,000 326,000 (245,000) Investment income (loss) Balance in the investment account $ 602,000 $ 22,000 172,000 148,000 12,000 248,000 $ 602,000 32,000 $ 745,000 $ 22,000 172,000 The estimated economic life of the patents held by Symbol is 10 years. The buildings and equipment are expected to last 12 more years on average. Symbol paid dividends of $18,000 during…arrow_forwardPaper Company acquired 80 percent of Scissor Company’s outstanding common stock for $296,000 on January 1, 20X8, when the book value of Scissor’s net assets was equal to $370,000. Paper uses the equity method to account for investments. Trial balance data for Paper and Scissor as of December 31, 20X8, are as follows: Paper Company Scissor Company Debit Credit Debit Credit Cash $ 191,000 $ 46,000 Accounts Receivable 140,000 60,000 Inventory 190,000 120,000 Investment in Scissor Company 350,400 0 Land 250,000 125,000 Buildings and Equipment 875,000 250,000 Cost of Goods Sold 250,000 155,000 Depreciation Expense 65,000 12,000 Selling & Administrative Expense 280,000 50,000 Dividends Declared 80,000 25,000 Accumulated Depreciation $ 565,000 $ 36,000 Accounts Payable 77,000 27,000 Bonds Payable 250,000 100,000 Common Stock 625,000 250,000 Retained Earnings 280,000 120,000 Sales 800,000…arrow_forward
- Paper Company acquired 80 percent of Scissor Company’s outstanding common stock for $296,000 on January 1, 20X8, when the book value of Scissor’s net assets was equal to $370,000. Paper uses the equity method to account for investments. Trial balance data for Paper and Scissor as of December 31, 20X8, are as follows: Paper Company Scissor Company Debit Credit Debit Credit Cash $ 191,000 $ 46,000 Accounts Receivable 140,000 60,000 Inventory 190,000 120,000 Investment in Scissor Company 350,400 0 Land 250,000 125,000 Buildings and Equipment 875,000 250,000 Cost of Goods Sold 250,000 155,000 Depreciation Expense 65,000 12,000 Selling & Administrative Expense 280,000 50,000 Dividends Declared 80,000 25,000 Accumulated Depreciation $ 565,000 $ 36,000 Accounts Payable 77,000 27,000 Bonds Payable 250,000 100,000 Common Stock 625,000 250,000 Retained Earnings 280,000 120,000 Sales 800,000…arrow_forwardOn January 2, 20Y4, Destiny Company acquired 42% of the outstanding stock of Emerald Company for $350,000. For the year ended December 31, 20Y4 Destiny Company earned income of $200,000 and paid dividends of $25,000. On January 31, 20Y5, Destiny Company sold all of its investment in Emerald Company stock for $400,000. Journalize the entries for Destiny Company for the purchase of the stock, the share of Emerald income, the dividends received from Emerald Company, and the sale of the Emerald Company stock.arrow_forwardGant Company purchased 30 percent of the outstanding shares of Temp Company for $76,000 on January 1, 20X6. The following results are reported for Temp Company: Net income Dividends paid Fair value of shares held by Gant: January 1 December 31 a. Carries the investment at fair value. b. Uses the equity method. Required A Required B 20X6 $ 47,000 14,000 76,000 95,000 Income from investment Balance in investment Required: Determine the amounts reported by Gant as income from its investment in Temp for each year and the balance in Gant's investment in Temp at the end of each year assuming that Gant uses the following options in accounting for its investment in Temp: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 20X6 20X7 $ 42,000 30,000 95,000 92,000 20X7 Determine the amounts reported by Gant as income from its investment in Temp for each year and the balance in Gant's investment in Temp at the end of each year assuming that Gant uses the equity method in accounting…arrow_forward
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