On January 2, 2018, Company P acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Company S in
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On January 2, 2018, Company P acquired all of the outstanding voting stock of Company S in exchange for $6,000 in stock. Company P elected to exercise control over Company S as a wholly-owned subsidiary with an independent accounting system. Both companies have December 31 year ends. At the acquisition date, Company S has a stockholder's equity of $2,500, which includes Retained Earnings of $1,700. Company P pursued the acquisition, in part, to utilize Company S technology and computer software. These items had fair values that differed from their values on Company S books as follows:
asset | book value | fair value | remaining useful life |
patented technol. | 140 | 2240 | 7 yr |
computer software | 60 | 1260 | 12 yr |
At December 31 2020, Company S owes Company P $30. Company S remaining identifiable assets and liabilities had acquisiiton-date book values that closely approximated fair values. Since acquisition, no assets have been impaired. During the next three years, Company S reported the following income and dividends:
yr | net income | dividend |
2018 | 900 | 150 |
2019 | 940 | 150 |
2020 | 975 | 150 |
Prepare the analysis as of acquisition date including unamortized differential at 1/1/18 and through 2020. |
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Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259444951
13th edition
Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupni