Gushee Ltd acquired 70% of the issued shares (ex-div) of Zhanell Ltd on 1 January 2013 for

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Gushee Ltd acquired 70% of the issued shares (ex-div) of Zhanell Ltd on 1 January 2013 for $10,000,000. On that day, all net assets of Zhanell Ltd were stated at fair value except for patents, which had a fair value of $1,000,000 above its book value; and heavy equipment. The equipment has a cost of $650,000, accumulated depreciation of $100,000, and a fair value was $770,000. The depreciation rate of the equipment was 20% per annum with no residual value.

The following information is extracted from the books of Zhanell Ltd:

1 Jan 2013 31 Dec 2021 $$

Share capital

General reserve

Retained earnings

Other components of equity

5,000,000 2,100,000 2,300,000

5,000,000 3,000,000 5,460,000 1,000,000

750,000 50,000

Dividends payable

Goodwill 50,000

The accounts of Guchee Ltd and Zhanell Ltd for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 revealed the following information:

Guchee Ltd Zhanell Ltd $$

Profit after income tax

Retained earnings as at 1 January 2021

Dividends paid Dividends declared

Additional Information:

6,000,000 8,200,000

500,000 1,500,000

2,900,000

3,560,000

250,000 750,000

(i) The tax rate is 24%. Guchee Ltd uses the full goodwill method to prepare its consolidated financial statements. Fair value of NCI is estimated to be $3.5 million.

(ii) The constitution of the Group allows directors to declare dividends at any time and this is not subject to any approval, authorization, or discretion.

(iii) On 1 August 2018, Zhanell Ltd sold some inventory to Guchee Ltd for $800,000, recording a profit before tax of $100,000. Guchee Ltd re-sold half of the inventory to external customers in 2018 for $50,000. Another one-quarter was re-sold to an overseas customer in 2020 for $30,000. The remaining one-quarter of the original inventory was still on hand on 31 December 2021.

(iv) Since April 2018, Guchee Ltd has been providing consultancy services to Zhanell Ltd for an invoiced amount of $5,000 per month. As at 31 December 2021, all amounts owing to Guchee Ltd have been paid by Zhanell Ltd except for the invoices of November and December 2021.

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Semester 2, 2021

Question 5 Guchee Ltd (contd.)

Additional Information (contd.):

(v) On 1 June 2019, Guchee Ltd acquired 2000 15% debentures from Zhanell Ltd at $100 per debenture. Interest on debentures was to be paid every 6 months on 31 March and 30 September. Any accrued interest receivable or payable at the end of the financial year have been accounted for in the accounts of both companies.

(vi) On 1 September 2018, Zhanell Ltd sold a Plant to Guchee Ltd for $350,000. This item had previously cost Zhanell Ltd $420,000. Plant of both companies was depreciated on a straight-line basis of 10% per annum.

(vii) Goodwill is impairment tested on an annual basis. An impairment of 20% on the amount of goodwill acquired was accounted for in the financial year ended 31 December 2020. The directors of Guchee Ltd have decided that a further 20% of the goodwill acquired has been impaired in the financial year ended 31 December 2021.

Investment in Joint Venture

(viii) Guchee Ltd purchased 35% of the ordinary shares of Luvee Ltd and agreed to issue its own ‘A1’ ordinary shares of 50,000 shares worth $880,000 to acquire this investment. A joint venture agreement was later signed on 1 September 2021 pertaining to this acquisition and Guchee Ltd appointed two directors to the five- seat board of directors of Luvee Ltd. The acquisition analysis of the investment in Luvee Ltd showed that there was a gain on bargain purchase made of $152,000.

(ix) On 5 December 2021, Luvee Ltd declared and paid an interim dividend of $55,000 and Luvee Ltd earned a profit after income tax expense of $196,000 for its financial year ended 31 December 2021.

Other Events

(x) Guchee Ltd has provided the following information concerning events occurring after the end of the reporting period: On 12 February 2022, sales invoices amounted to $266,000 plus GST had been omitted for delivery made to customers on 27 December 2021. The corresponding cost of sales of $113,000 was also omitted for the financial statements ended 31 December 2021.

Note: Guchee Ltd uses the perpetual inventory system to measure its inventory and cost of sales. GST rate is 10%.

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Semester 2, 2021

Question 5 Guchee Ltd (contd.)

Required:

(a) Prepare the acquisition analysis of the Investment in Zhanell Ltd on 1 January 2013.

(7 marks)

(b) Prepare consolidation worksheet journal entries necessary to consolidate Guchee Ltd and its subsidiary for the financial year ended 31 December 2021, in accordance with AASB 3/IFRS 3 Business Combinations and AASB 10/IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements:

(i) Fair value adjustments upon consolidation (RSROC entries)

(ii) Pre-acquisition entries

(iii) Elimination of intragroup transactions

(iv) NCI adjustments

(31 marks)

(c) Prepare the journal entries to equity account the Investment in Luvee Ltd for the financial year ended 31 December 2021, in accordance with AASB 128/IAS 28.

(7 marks)

(d) Classify the Other Events into adjusting or non-adjusting events; explain and justify on the appropriate accounting treatments based on the relevant AASBs; and prepare the necessary notes and/or adjusting entries whenever necessary.