In: Accounting
Parent Company holds 85 percent of Surrogate Company’s voting
common shares. On December 31, 20X8, Parent recorded a loss of
$14,000 on the sale of equipment to Surrogate. At the time of the
sale, the equipment’s estimated remaining economic life was eight
years.
Required:
a. Will consolidated net income be increased or decreased when
consolidation entries associated with the sale of equipment are
made at December 31, 20X8? By what amount?
b. Will consolidated net income be increased or decreased when
consolidation entries associated with the sale of equipment are
made at December 31, 20X9? By what amount?
Swanson Corporation purchased land from Clayton Corporation for
$244,000 on December 20, 20X3. This purchase followed a series of
transactions between Swanson-controlled subsidiaries. On February
7, 20X3, Sullivan Corporation purchased the land from a
nonaffiliate for $160,000. It sold the land to Kolder Company for
$144,000 on October 10, 20X3, and Kolder sold the land to Clayton
for $189,000 on November 27, 20X3. Swanson has control of the
following companies:
Subsidiary | Level of Ownership | 20X3 Net Income | ||||||||
Sullivan Corporation | 80 | percent | $ | 139,000 | ||||||
Kolder Company | 70 | percent | 63,000 | |||||||
Clayton Corporation | 90 | percent | 84,000 | |||||||
Swanson reported income from its separate operations of $169,000
for 20X3. (Leave no cell blank, enter "0" wherever
required.)
Required:
a. At what amount should the land be reported in the consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 20X3?
b. What amount of gain or loss on sale of land should be reported
in the consolidated income statement for 20X3?
c. What amount of income should be assigned to the controlling
shareholders in the consolidated income statement for
20X3?
d. Prepare the consolidation entry related to the land that should
appear in the worksheet used to prepare consolidated financial
statements for 20X3. (If no entry is required for a
transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first
account field.)
a. Consolidated income will increase by 14,000 as loss from intercompany sales shall be reversed as per IFRS 10 in consolidated financial statement.
b. Consolidated income decrease by 1,750 (14,000/8) because depreciation amount is less in standalone financials of Surrogate which needs to be trued up in the consolidated financial statements.
In the consolidated books of Swanson-
a. Land should be reported at price purchased from non-affiliate and shall continued be recorded at same value until the land is sold to a third party in which case, group will realise the internally generated loss or gain. Hence, land shall be accounted at 160,000, price at which is purchased from non-affiliate initially.
b. There shall Nil gain or loss in consolidated net income for 20X3 as all the intercompany transactions shall reverse in consolidated Financials as per IFRS 10.
c. Following entry should appear in consolidated Financials-
Date | Accounts | Debit | Credit |
31/12/20X3 | Land A/c---Dr | 16,000 | |
Loss on sale of land A/c---cr. | 16,000 | ||
(Being loss accounted by Sulivan reversed) | |||
31/12/20X3 | Gain on sale of land A/c---Dr | 45,000 | |
To Land A/c | 45,000 | ||
(Being gain recorded by Kolder reversed) | |||
31/12/20X3 | Gain on sale of land A/c---Dr | 55,000 | |
To Land A/c | 55,000 | ||
(Being gain recorded by Clayton reversed) |