On July 1, 2012, Gissel Corporation purchased Mills Company by paying $250,000 cash and issuing a $150,000

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On July 1, 2012, Gissel Corporation purchased Mills Company by paying $250,000 cash and issuing a $150,000 note payable. At July 1, 2012, the balance sheet of Mills Company was as follows.

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The recorded amounts all approximate current values except for land (fair value of $80,000), inventory (fair value of $125,000), and copyrights (fair value of $15,000).Instructions(a) Prepare the July 1 entry for Gissel Corporation to record the purchase.(b) Prepare the December 31 entry for Gissel Corporation to record amortization of intangibles. The copyright has an estimated useful life of 4 years with a residual value of$3,000.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470587287

14th Edition

Authors: kieso, weygandt and warfield.

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