Pocket Corporation holds 70 percent of Strap Companys voting common stock. On January 1, 20X2, Strap paid
Question:
Pocket Corporation holds 70 percent of Strap Company’s voting common stock. On January 1, 20X2, Strap paid $300,000 to acquire a building with a 15-year expected economic life. Strap uses straight-line depreciation for all depreciable assets. On December 31, 20X7, Pocket purchased the building from Strap for $144,000. Pocket reported income, excluding investment income from Strap, of $125,000 and $150,000 for 20X7 and 20X8, respectively. Strap reported net income of $15,000 and $40,000 for 20X7 and 20X8, respectively.
Required
a. Give the appropriate consolidation entry or entries needed to eliminate the effects of the intercompany sale of the building in preparing consolidated financial statements for 20X7.
b. Compute the amount to be reported as consolidated net income for 20X7 and the income to be allocated to the controlling interest.
c. Give the appropriate consolidation entry or entries needed to eliminate the effects of the intercompany sale of the building in preparing consolidated financial statements for 20X8.
d. Compute consolidated net income and the amount of income assigned to the controlling shareholders in the consolidated income statement for 20X8.
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Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781260772135
13th Edition
Authors: Theodore Christensen, David Cottrell, Cassy Budd