X plc acquired 80% of the ordinary share capital of Y plc on 1 January 2016 for
Question:
X plc acquired 80% of the ordinary share capital of Y plc on 1 January 2016 for £300,000. The lists of balances of the two companies at 31 December 2016 were as follows:
(a) A remittance of £2,000 from Y plc to X plc in December 2016 was not received by X plc until January 2016.
(b) Goods, with an invoice value of £3,000, were despatched by X plc in December 2016 but not received by Y plc until January 2017. The profit element included in this amount was £400.
(c) Included in the inventory of Y plc at 31 December 2016 were goods purchased from X plc for £10,000. The profit element included in this amount was £2,000.
(d) No interim dividend was paid in 2016 by either company.
(e) Current accounts are the intra-group balances outstanding.
(f) Y plc has proposed a dividend of £10,000 be paid. It is unpaid at 31 December 2016 and is not provided for in the above trial balances.
Required:
Prepare a consolidated statement of financial position for X plc and its subsidiary Y plc as at 31 December 2016.
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Frank Woods Business Accounting Volume 2
ISBN: 9781292085050
13th Edition
Authors: Frank Wood, Alan Sangster