Question (a): Prior to liquidating their partnership, Perkins and Brooks had capital accounts of $46,000 and $74,000, respectively. Prior to liquidation, the partnership had no cash assets other than what was realized from the sale of assets. These partnership assets were sold for $144,000. The partnership had $5,000 of liabilities. Perkins and Brooks share income and losses equally. Determine the amount received by Brooks as a final distribution from liquidation of the partnership.

Question (b): Steve Conyers and Chelsy Poodle formed a partnership, dividing income as follows: Annual salary allowance to Poodle of $170,500. Interest of 6% on each partner's capital balance on January 1. Any remaining net income divided to Conyers and Poodle, 1:2. Conyers and Poodle had $77,600 and $75,000, respectively, in their January 1 capital balances. Net income for the year was $310,000. How much is distributed to Conyers and Poodle?

Question (c): On January 1, 2016, Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments had a zero balance. On December 31, 2016, the cost of the available-for-sale securities was $84,200, and the fair value was $77,810.

Derek and Meagan Jacoby recently graduated from State University and Derek accepted a job in business consulting while Meagan accepted a job in computer programming. Meagan inherited $75,000 from her grandfather who recently passed away. The couple is debating whether they should buy or rent a home. They located a rental home that meets their needs. The monthly rent is $2,250. They also found a three-bedroom home that would cost $475,000 to purchase. The Jacobys could use Meagan’s inheritance for a down payment on the home. Thus, they would need to borrow $400,000 to acquire the home. They have the option of paying 2 discount points to receive a fixed interest rate of 4.50 percent on the loan or paying no points and receiving a fixed interest rate of 5.75 percent for a 30-year fixed loan.

Though anything could happen, the couple expects to live in the home for no more than five years before relocating to a different region of the country. Derek and Meagan don’t have any school-related debt, so they will save the $75,000 if they don’t purchase a home. Also, consider the following information:

• The couple’s marginal tax rate is 24 percent.
• Regardless of whether they buy or rent, the couple will itemize their deductions.
• If they buy, the Jacobys would purchase and move into the home on January 1, 2018.
• If they buy the home, the property taxes for the year are $3,600.
• Disregard loan-related fees not mentioned above.
• If the couple does not buy a home, they will put their money into their savings account where they earn 5 percent annual interest.
• Assume that all unstated costs are equal between the buy and rent option.

Required: Help the Jacobys with their decisions by answering the following questions: (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

a. If the Jacobys decide to rent the home, what is their after-tax cost of the rental for the first year? (include income from the savings account in your analysis.)

b. What is the approximate break-even point in years for paying the points to receive a reduced interest rate? (To simplify this computation, assume the Jacobys will make interest-only payments, and ignore the time value of money.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 1 decimal place.)

c. What is the after-tax cost (in interest and property taxes) of living in the home for 2018? Assume that the Jacobys' interest rate is 5.75 percent, they do not pay discount points, they make interest-only payments for the first year, and the value of the home does not change during the year.

d. Assume that on March 1, 2018, the Jacobys sold their home for $525,000, so that Derek and Meagan could accept job opportunities in a different state. The Jacobys used the sale proceeds to (1) pay off the $400,000 principal of the mortgage, (2) pay a $10,000 commission to their real estate broker, and (3) make a down payment on a new home in the different state. However, the new home cost only $300,000. Assume they make interest-only payments on the loan.

Required:

1. d1. What gain or loss do the Jacobys realize and recognize on the sale of their home?
2. d2. What amount of taxes must they pay on the gain, if any?

There are different methods you could use for accounting for inventories. In a period where the raw material or merchandise inventory prices are INCREASING, which method would be most appropriate in order to minimize your taxable income

Jack is the only shareholder of XYZ Corporation. At year-end, XYZ had $200 of current year earnings and profits and $600 of accumulated earnings and profits. If XYZ distributes cash of $200 to Jack, what is Jack’s tax liability on the dividend, if any? Assume Jack has a basis of $10 in XYZ shares. How does this result change if XYZ only has $50 of current earnings and profits and $100 of accumulated earnings and profits?

Clearly identify the requirements being addressed. Show all calculations within the cells of an Excel spreadsheet. This means that you must use formulas and links so that the thought process can be examined. Make effective use of comments to convey your thought process as well. No hard coding of solutions. Submit a single MS Excel file for grading.

1. In 2019, its first year of operations, Brighton Finance Corporation, based in London, UK, had the following transactions regarding its investments (currency in British pound, £):

May. 1 Purchased 600 Clifford Ltd. common shares for £60 per share. This investment is held for trading purposes.

June. 1 Purchased 1,000 bonds of Gladstone Inc. at face-value price of £100 each. These bonds bear interest at 6%, which is paid semi-annually on November 30 and May 31 each year. They were also purchased for trading purposes.

July. 1    Purchased 4,000 Waterloo Corporation common shares for £70 per share. This represents 25% of the issued common shares. Because of this investment, the directors of Waterloo have invited a Brighton’s executive to sit on their board.

Sep. 1 Received a £1-per-share cash dividend from Waterloo Corporation.

Nov. 1 Sold 200 Clifford Ltd. common shares for £63 per share.

Nov. 30 Interest on the Gladstone Inc. bonds was received.

Dec. 15 Received a £0.50-per-share cash dividend on Clifford Ltd. common shares.

Dec. 31 On this date, the fair values per share were £55 for Clifford Ltd. and £73 for Waterloo Corporation. The fair value of the Gladstone bonds was £101 each. Waterloo reported a profit for the year ended December 31, 2019, of £100,000.

Instructions:

1. Make journal entries on the above transactions up to Dec. 15.
2. Prepare the adjusting journal entries required to report the investments at their fair value and accrue any investment revenue at the end of 2019.
3. Show the partial presentation of each investment and the related investment income reflected in Brighton’s 2019 statement of financial position and income statement.

True or False? If the following statement is false, briefly explain why it is false:

Company A acquires 90% of Company B. Goodwill represents the difference between the book value of the subsidiary's net assets and the amount paid by the parent to buy ownership.

Lee Financial Services pays employees monthly. Payroll information is listed below for January 2018, the first month of Lee's fiscal year. Assume that none of the employees exceeded any relevant wage base.

Required:
Calculate the income and payroll taxes for the January 2018 pay period. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record salaries and wages expense (not paid) and payroll tax expense for the January 2018 pay period.

Now let's have a close look over the three most important components of the pension expense. The treatment of expected and actual return on plan assets, particularly when the actual return is greater than the expected, the amortization of prior service cost and the unexpected gain/ loss. Discuss the accounting treatment of these items with suitable examples.

Webster Company produces 35,000 units of product A, 30,000 units of product B, and 14,500 units of product C from the same manufacturing process at a cost of $385,000. A and B are joint products, and C is regarded as a by-product. The unit selling prices of the products are $40 for A, $20 for B, and $2 for C. None of the products requires separable processing. Of the units produced, Webster Company sells 28,000 units of A, 29,000 units of B, and 14,500 units of C. The firm uses the net realizable value method to allocate joint costs and by-product costs. Assume no beginning inventory. Required: 1. What is the value of the ending inventory of product A? 2. What is the value of the ending inventory of product B?

• How can you apply the Bill of Rights to modern situations that the founders could not have considered?

On July 1, Year 1, Danzer Industries Inc. issued $40,000,000 of 10-year, 7% bonds at a market (effective) interest rate of 8%, receiving cash of $37,282,062. Interest on the bonds is payable semiannually on December 31 and June 30. The fiscal year of the company is the calendar year.

Required:

!!!!!!!!!!USE PRESENT VALUE TABLES!!!!!!!!!!

1. and 2. Journalize the entries to record the transactions. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

3. Determine the total interest expense for Year 1.

Amount: $ __________________

4. Compute the price of $37,282,062 received for the bonds by using the present value tables. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below: Beech Corporation Balance Sheet June 30 Assets Cash $ 80,000 Accounts receivable 135,000 Inventory 41,250 Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 211,000 Total assets $ 467,250 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Accounts payable $ 72,000 Common stock 345,000 Retained earnings 50,250 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 467,250 Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates: 1.Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $220,000, $240,000, $230,000, and $250,000, respectively. 2.All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July. 3.Each month’s ending inventory must equal 25% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July. 4.Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $40,000. Each month $6,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $34,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred. 5.The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. 2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30. 2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. 3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30. 4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30. Loading...

On December 31, 2017, Vernon Vacations Inc. reported the following shareholders’ equity:

• Preferred shares, unlimited authorized, $0.50 cumulative dividend, 200,000 shares

issued and outstanding, dividends have been paid up to date                       $ 400,000

• Common shares, unlimited authorized, 400,000 shares issued and

outstanding                                                                                                      1,000,000

• Contributed surplus from past retirements of common shares                             70,000
• Retained earnings                                                                                              1,500,000
• Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                           30,000

total: $3,000,000

During 2018, the company reported the following transactions and events:

• On January 1, the company reacquired and retired 1,000 preferred shares at a cost of $6 per share.
• On April 30, the company reacquired and retired 20,000 common shares at a cost of $5 per share.
• On October 31, when the common shares were trading for $7 per share, the company declared and distributed a 10% stock dividend on its common shares.
• On December 15, the company declared a dividend of $1 per common share plus the current year’s dividend on the preferred shares. Both dividends were to be paid on January 1, 2019, to shareholders of record on January 5, 2019.
• The company reported net income for the year of $850,000 and negative other comprehensive income for the year of $50,000.

Required:

1. Provide journal entries to record all the transactions set out above.
2. Prepare, in good form, the shareholder’s equity section of the company’s statement of financial position as at December 31, 2018.

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Question 2:

1. Critically discuss financial reporting and analysis. And explain the following:

* The GAAP ( Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
* The IFRS ( International Financial Reporting Standards)