In: Accounting
Merger and Stock Investment
Saxton Corporation purchases all of Taylor Company’s assets and liabilities on January 1, 2016, for $15 million in cash. At the date of acquisition, Taylor’s reported assets consist of current assets of $10 million and plant and equipment of $70 million. It reports current liabilities of $16 million and long-term debt of $58 million. Investigation reveals that Taylor’s plant and equipment is overvalued by $2 million and it has an unreported customer database valued at $700,000.
a. Prepare the necessary journal entry on Saxton's books to record its acquisition of Taylor on January 1, 2016.
Enter all of your answers in thousands. For example, $1 million = $1,000 or $700,000 = $700.
General Journal | ||
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Description | Debit | Credit |
Current assets | Answer | Answer |
Plant and equipment | Answer | Answer |
Customer database | Answer | Answer |
AnswerGoodwillCashInvestment in TaylorEquity in net income of TaylorRetained earnings | Answer | Answer |
Current liabilities | Answer | Answer |
Long-term debt | Answer | Answer |
AnswerGoodwillCashInvestment in TaylorEquity in net income of TaylorRetained earnings | Answer | Answer |
b. Assume that Saxton purchases all of Taylor's voting stock on January 1, 2016, for $15 million in cash. Prepare the necessary journal entry on Saxton's books to record the acquisition.
Enter all of your answers in thousands. For example, $1 million = $1,000 or $700,000 = $700.
General Journal | ||
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Description | Debit | Credit |
AnswerGoodwillCashInvestment in TaylorEquity in net income of TaylorRetained earnings | Answer | Answer |
AnswerGoodwillCashInvestment in TaylorEquity in net income of TaylorRetained earnings | Answer | Answer |
Assets acquired will be debited,
Liabilities acquired will be credited,
Cash paid will be credited.
Any difference between debit and credit side of journal after above treatment will be debited to Goodwill.
General Journal |
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Description |
Debit |
Credit |
Current assets |
$ 10,000.00 |
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Plant and equipment [$ 70 million - $ 2 million overvalued] |
$ 68,000.00 |
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Customer database |
$ 700.00 |
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Answer: Goodwill |
$ 10,300.00 |
|
Current liabilities |
$ 16,000.00 |
|
Long-term debt |
$ 58,000.00 |
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Answer: Cash |
$ 15,000.00 |
General Journal |
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Description |
Debit |
Credit |
Answer: Investment in Taylor |
$ 15,000.00 |
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Answer: Cash |
$ 15,000.00 |
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