On 1 July 2022, Birds Ltd acquired all the issued shares of Tokyo Ltd for $174800. At
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On 1 July 2022, Birds Ltd acquired all the issued shares of Tokyo Ltd for $174 800. At this date, the equity of Tokyo Ltd consisted of share capital of $80 000 and retained earnings of $68 800. All the identifiable assets and liabilities of Tokyo Ltd were recorded at amounts equal to fair value except for the following. Carrying amount Fair value Patent $60 000 $72 000 Plant (cost $80 000) 40 000 48 000 Inventories 21 600 28 000 The patent was considered to have an indefinite life. It was estimated that the plant had a further life of 10 years, and was depreciated on a straight-line basis. All the inventories were sold by 30 June 2023. In May 2023, Tokyo Ltd transferred $20 000 from the retained earnings on hand at 1 July 2022 to a general reserve. In June 2023, Tokyo Ltd conducted an impairment test on the patent and on the goodwill acquired. As a result, the goodwill was considered to be impaired by $1200. The tax rate is 30%.
1. Required to Prepare the acquisition analysis at 1 July 2022.
2. Prepare the consolidation worksheet entries for Birds Ltd’s group on 1 July 2022.
Expert Answer:
Answer 1 The acquisition analysis is as follows Cash paid 174800 Share capital of target company 80... View the full answer
