Question

Placid Lake Corporation acquired 80 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Scenic, Inc., on January 1, 2017, when Scenic had a net book value of $450,000. Any excess fair value was assigned to intangible assets and amortized at a rate of $8,000 per year.

Placid Lake's 2018 net income before consideration of its relationship with Scenic (and before adjustments for intra-entity sales) was $350,000. Scenic reported net income of $160,000. Placid Lake declared $150,000 in dividends during this period; Scenic paid $45,000. At the end of 2018, selected figures from the two companies' balance sheets were as follows:

	Placid Lake			Scenic
Inventory	$	190,000		$	95,000
Land		650,000			250,000
Equipment (net)		450,000			350,000

During 2017, intra-entity sales of $100,000 (original cost of $52,000) were made. Only 20 percent of this inventory was still held within the consolidated entity at the end of 2017. In 2018, $140,000 in intra-entity sales were made with an original cost of $64,000. Of this merchandise, 30 percent had not been resold to outside parties by the end of the year.

Each of the following questions should be considered as an independent situation for the year 2018.

1. What is consolidated net income for Placid Lake and its subsidiary?

2. If the intra-entity sales were upstream, how would consolidated net income be allocated to the controlling and noncontrolling interest?

3. If the intra-entity sales were downstream, how would consolidated net income be allocated to the controlling and noncontrolling interest?

4. What is the consolidated balance in the ending Inventory account?

5. Assume that no intra-entity inventory sales occurred between Placid Lake and Scenic. Instead, in 2017, Scenic sold land costing $35,000 to Placid Lake for $60,000. On the 2018 consolidated balance sheet, what value should be reported for land?

1. f-1. Assume that no intra-entity inventory or land sales occurred between Placid Lake and Scenic. Instead, on January 1, 2017, Scenic sold equipment (that originally cost $150,000 but had a $65,000 book value on that date) to Placid Lake for $90,000. At the time of sale, the equipment had a remaining useful life of five years. What worksheet entries are made for a December 31, 2018, consolidation of these two companies to eliminate the impact of the intra-entity transfer?

2. f-2. For 2018, what is the noncontrolling interest’s share of Scenic’s net income?

Answer 1

Part f-1

entry	Account titles and explanation	Debit	credit
ENTRY *TA	Retained earnings, 1/1/17 (Scenic)	20000
	Equipment ($150,000 – $90,000)	60000
	Accumulated depreciation ($98,000 – $18,000)		80000
	To change beginning of year figures to historical cost by removing impact of 2017 transactions.
ENTRY ED	Accumulated depreciation	5000
	Depreciation expense		5000
	To reduce depreciation from transfer price ($18,000) to historical cost of $13,000.

Explanation:

Transfer pricing figures:

2017	Equipment	90000
	Gain	25000 (90000-65000)
	Depreciation expense	18000 (90000/5)
	Income effect	7000 (25000-18000)
	Accumulated depreciation	18000
2018	Depreciation expense	18000
	Accumulated depreciation	36000

Historical cost figures:

2017	Equipment	150000
	Depreciation expense	13000 (65000/5)
	Accumulated depreciation	98000 (150000-65000)+13000
2018	Depreciation expense	13000
	Accumulated depreciation	111000 (98000+13000)

Part f-2

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

Scenic's reported net income less excess amortization	152000 (160000-8000)
Reduction of depreciation expense to historical cost figure	5000
Scenic's realized net income	157000
Outside ownership percentage	20%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	31400