Question: Eliminating Entries After First and Second Years During 2 0 2 3 , Peerless Company s wholly - owned subsidiary, Safeco Inc. reported net income

Eliminating Entries After First and Second Years
During 2023, Peerless Companys wholly- owned subsidiary, Safeco Inc. reported net income of $2,100,000 and declared and paid dividends of $800,000. Peerless acquired Safeco on January 2,2023, at a cash cost of $10,000,000, which was $6,000,000 in excess of the book value of net assets acquired. Safecos equipment (5-year life) was overvalued by $500,000. Its inventory, reported using FIFO, was overvalued by $200,000. The remaining excess of acquisition cost over book value was attributed to goodwill. Impairment testing indicates that goodwill was impaired by $100,000 during 2023. Safecos date of acquisition inventory was sold during 2023.

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