Question

Pine acquires 100% of Sol for 4,088,578 in a tax-free business combination. The applicable income tax rate is 30%. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Based on the following information about the assets and liabilities of Sunfish, what amount should Porpoise record as goodwill for this acquisition on the date of acquisition?

	Old book basis	Old tax basis	Fair value
Cash	$400,000	$400,000	$400,000
Equipment, net of depreciation	500,000	200,000	750,000
Patents	0	0	2,000,000
Accounts payable	(300,000)	(300,000)	(300,000)
Deferred income taxes payable	(90,000)	NA	?
Notes payable	(200,000)	(200,000)	(230,000)

Answer 1

	Old book basis	Old tax basis	Fair value		Temporary difference
Cash	400,000	400,000	400,000		-
Equipment, net of depreciation	500,000	200,000	750,000		(550,000)	DTL
Patents	-	-	2,000,000		(2,000,000)	DTL
Accounts payable	(300,000)	(300,000)	(300,000)
Deferred income taxes payable	(90,000)	NA	?
Notes payable	(200,000)	(200,000)	(230,000)		30,000	DTA
				Net taxable temporary difference	(2,520,000)
				DTL @30%	756,000
Cash	400,000
Equipment, net of depreciation	750,000
Patents	2,000,000
Accounts payable	(300,000)
Deferred income taxes payable	(756,000)
Notes payable	(230,000)
Net identifiable assets	1,864,000
Consideration paid	4,088,578
Goodwill to be recognised	2,224,578