Big Company owns a 20 percent interest in Little Company purchased on January 1, 2020, for $200,000.
Question:
Big Company owns a 20 percent interest in Little Company purchased on January 1, 2020, for $200,000. Little then reports net income of $250,000, $300,000, and $400,000, respectively, in the next three years while declaring dividends of $50,000, $100,000, and $200,000. The fair values of Big's investment in Little, as determined by market prices, were $245,000, $282,000, and $325,000 at the end of 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively.
Accounting for BIG company under Fair value method | Accounting for BIG company under Equity method | ||||||
Year | Income of Little Company | Dividends Little Company Declared | Dividend income | Fair-value change to income | Carrying the amount of investment | Equity in investee income | Carrying the amount of investment |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
2020 | 250,000 | 50,000 | 10,000 | 45,000 | 245,000 | 50,000 | 240,000 |
2021 | 300,000 | 100,000 | 20,000 | 37,000 | 282,000 | 60,000 | 280,000 |
2022 | 400,000 | 200,000 | 40,000 | 43,000 | 325,000 | 80,000 | 320,000 |
TOTAL income recognized | 70,000 | 125,000 | 190,000 |
Step 1: Fill out Income for Little Company in 2020, 2021, 2022 (Column 1)
Step 2: Fill out dividends declared by Little Company in 2020, 2021, 2022 (Column 2)
Step 3: Compute Dividend Income for Big Company for 2020, 2021, 2022 (Column 3), then get the total income recognized as dividend income in Column 3:
Dividends declared by Little Company x Percentage of ownership = ...............................................
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Dividends declared | 50,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |
Multiply: percentage of ownership | 20% | 20% | 20% |
Dividend income | 10,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 |
Step 4: Fill out the fair values of Big Company's investment in Little Company in 2020, 2021, and 2022 (Column 5)
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Fair value ending | 245,000 | 282,000 | 325,000 |
Less: carrying amount, beginning | (200,000) | (245,000) | (282,000) |
Fair value change to income | 45,000 | 37,000 | 43,000 |
Step 5: Compute Fair-value change to income for 2020, 2021, and 2022 (Column 4), then get the total income recognized as changes in fair value in Column 4:
The current carrying amount of investment (column 5) - Beginning balance =
2020: 45,000
2021: 37,000
2022: 43,000
Step 6: Compute equity in investee income for Big Company for 2020, 2021, and 2022 (Column 6):
Little Company income x percentage of ownership =
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Income of Little Company | 250,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 |
Multiply: % of ownership | 20% | 20% | 20% |
Equity in investee income | 50,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 |
2020: 50,000
2021: 60,000
2022: 80,000
Step 7: Compute the Carrying Amount of Investment for Big Company (Column 7)
Carrying Amount = Original cost + Income recognized (Column 6) - dividend (Column 3)
2020: 240,000
2021: 280,000
2022: 320,000
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Beginning Balance | 200,000 | 240,000 | 280,000 |
Add: equity in investee income | 50,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 |
Less: dividends | (10,000) | (20,000) | (40,000) |
Ending balance | 240,000 | 280,000 | 320,000 |
Example 2: Big Company owns a 20 percent interest in Little Company purchased on January 1, 2020, for $210,000. Little then reports net income of $200,000, $300,000, and $400,000, respectively, in the next three years while declaring dividends of $50,000, $100,000, and $200,000. The fair values of Big's investment in Little, as determined by market prices, were $245,000, $282,000, and $325,000 at the end of 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively.
Accounting for BIG company under Fair value method | Accounting for BIG company under Equity method | ||||||
Year | Income of Little Company | Dividends Little Company Declared | Dividend income | Fair-value change to income | Carrying the amount of investment | Equity in investee income | Carrying the amount of investment |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
2020 | |||||||
2021 | |||||||
2022 | |||||||
TOTAL income recognized |
Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077431808
10th edition
Authors: Joe Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik