In: Accounting
On January 1, 2016, Tiger Company purchased 6,720 shares of Eagle
Corporation’s common stock when Eagle had 22,400 shares
outstanding. On that date, the following information pertained to
Eagle:
Eagle Corporation
Balance Sheet
January 1, 2016
Depreciable Assets (remaining life, 8 years)
Book Value Fair Value
$600,000.00 $620,000.00
Other non-depreciable assets
290,000.00 300,000.00
Total
$890,000.00 $920,000.00
Liabilities
$300,000.00 $330,000.00
Shareholders’ equity
590,000.00
Total
$890,000.00
During 2016, Eagle earned net income of $120,000 and paid total dividends of $48,000.
Required:
Prepare the journal entries of Tiger related to its share of
Eagle’s net income and dividends in 2016.
| Percentage % of shareholding of Eagle | |||||
| Total no of shares of Eagle | 22400 | ||||
| No of shares purchased by Tiger | 6720 | ||||
| % of shareholding | 30% | ||||
| Journal entry in the books of Tiger | |||||
| Dr/Cr | Particulars | Debit $ | Credit $ | ||
| Debit | Investment in Eagle | 36,000 | |||
| Credit | Profit and loss accounts (other income) | 36,000 | |||
| (To record the net income of eagle in the investment as per the equity method to the extent of 30%) | |||||
| =120,000*30% | |||||
| Dr/Cr | Particulars | Debit $ | Credit $ | ||
| Debit | Bank | 14,400 | |||
| Credit | Investment in Eagle | 14,400 | |||
| (To record the dividend income of eagle in the investment as per the equity method to the extent of 30%) | |||||
| =48,000*30% | |||||