Par Corporation acquired an 80 percent interest in Sip Corporation for $180,000 cash on January 1, 2016,

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Par Corporation acquired an 80 percent interest in Sip Corporation for $180,000 cash on January 1, 2016, when Sip had capital stock of $50,000 and retained earnings of $150,000. The excess of fair value over book value acquired is due to a patent, which is being amortized over five years. Sip purchased its 20 percent interest in Par at book value on January 2, 2016, for $100,000.

Financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, are summarized as follows:

Par Corporation acquired an 80 percent interest in Sip Corporation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Par's separate earnings and dividends for 2017 were $60,000 and $20,000, respectively. Sip's separate earnings and dividends in 2017 were $40,000 and $20,000, respectively.
2. Sip sold land to an outside interest for $7,000 on January 3, 2017, that it purchased from Par on January 3, 2016, for $4,000. The land had originally cost Par $2,000.
REQUIRED:
Prepare consolidation workpaper entries and a consolidation workpaper for Par Corporation and Subsidiary at December 31, 2017, using the conventional approach for the mutual holding.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134472140

13th edition

Authors: Floyd A. Beams, Joseph H. Anthony, Bruce Bettinghaus, Kenneth Smith

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