Following are several account balances taken from the records of Karson and Reilly as of December 31,

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Following are several account balances taken from the records of Karson and Reilly as of December 31, 2011. A few asset accounts have been omitted here. All revenues, expenses, and dividends occurred evenly throughout the year. Annual tests have indicated no goodwill impairment.


On July 1, 2011, Karson acquired 80 percent of Reilly for $1,330,000 cash consideration. In addition, Karson agreed to pay additional cash to the former owners of Reilly if certain performance measures are achieved after three years. Karson assessed a $30,000 fair value for the contingent performance obligation as of the acquisition date and as of December 31, 2011.
On July 1, 2011, Reilly’s assets and liabilities had book values equal to their fair value except for some trademarks (with 5-year remaining lives) that were undervalued by $150,000. Karson estimated Reilly’s total fair value at $1,700,000 on July 1, 2011.
For a consolidation prepared at December 31, 2011, what balances would be reported for the following?
Sales ...... Consolidated Net Income
Expenses ..... Retained Earnings, 1/1
Noncontrolling Interest in ... Trademarks
Subsidiary’s Net Income . Goodwill

Goodwill
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
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Advanced Accounting

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Authors: Joe Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik

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