In: Accounting
Pitcher Corporation purchased 60 percent of Softball
Corporation’s voting common stock on January 1, 20X1. On January 1,
20X5, Pitcher received $288,000 from Softball for a truck Pitcher
had purchased on January 1, 20X2, for $368,000. The truck is
expected to have a 10-year useful life and no salvage value. Both
companies depreciate trucks on a straight-line basis.
Required:
a. Prepare the worksheet consolidation entry or entries needed at
December 31, 20X5, to remove the effects of the intercompany sale.
(If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select
"No journal entry required" in the first account
field.)
b. Prepare the worksheet consolidation entry or entries needed at
December 31, 20X6, to remove the effects of the intercompany sale.
(If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select
"No journal entry required" in the first account
field.)