Question: Prepare the acquisition analysis to determine the goodwill/gain that needs to be recognised on acquisition of Tokyo Ltd. On 1 July 2022, Bird Ltd acquired
Prepare the acquisition analysis to determine the goodwill/gain that needs to be recognised on acquisition of Tokyo Ltd.
On 1 July 2022, Bird 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 RE of $68,800. All the assets and liabilities of Tokyo Ltd were recorded at fair value except the following (refer attachment).
It was estimated that 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.
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| CA | FV |
| Patent | 60,000 | 72,000 |
| Plant (cost $80,000) | 40,000 | 48,000 |
| Inventory | 21,600 | 28,000 |
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