Question

As a long-term investment, Painters' Equipment Company purchased 20% of AMC Supplies Inc.'s 470,000 shares for $550,000 at the beginning of the fiscal year of both companies. On the purchase date, the fair value and book value of AMC’s net assets were equal. During the year, AMC earned net income of $320,000 and distributed cash dividends of 20 cents per share. At year-end, the fair value of the shares is $582,000.

Required:
1. Assume no significant influence was acquired. Prepare the appropriate journal entries from the purchase through the end of the year.
2. Assume significant influence was acquired. Prepare the appropriate journal entries from the purchase through the end of the year.

For Requirement 1:

No	Event	General Journal	Debit	Credit
	1	Investment in AMC shares	$550,000
		Cash		$550,000
2	2	No journal entry required
3	3	Cash	?
		?		?
4	4	Fair value adjustment	$32,000
		Unrealized holding gain - NI		$32,000

For Requirement 2:

No	Event	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1	1	Investment in AMC shares	$550,000
		Cash		$550,000
2	2	Investment in AMC shares	$64,000
		Investment revenue		$64,000
3	3	Cash	?
		?		?
4	4	No journal entry required

Answer 1

Requirement 1

REQUIREMENT 2