On January 3, 2016, Pam Corporation purchased a 90% interest in Sun Corporation at a price $120,000

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On January 3, 2016, Pam Corporation purchased a 90% interest in Sun Corporation at a price $120,000 in excess of book value and fair value. The excess is goodwill. During 2016, Pam sold inventory items to Sun for $100,000, and $15,000 in profit from the sale remained unrealized at year-end. Sun sold land to Pam during the year at a gain of $30,000.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. The companies are an affiliated group for tax purposes.
2. Sun declared and paid dividends of $100,000 in 2016.
3. Pam and Sun file separate income tax returns, and a 34 percent tax rate is applicable to both companies.
4. Pam uses the complete equity method to account for its investment in Sun.
5. Pretax accounting incomes, excluding Pam's income from Sun, are as follows (in thousands):
On January 3, 2016, Pam Corporation purchased a 90% interest

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Calculate the following:
1. Sun's net income
2. Pam's income from Sun
3. Pam's net income

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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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