The statement of nancial position of Columba Ltd. at December 31, 2011, was as follows: The recorded
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The statement of ï¬nancial position of Columba Ltd. at December 31, 2011, was as follows:
The recorded amounts of Columba€™s identiï¬able assets and liabilities at this date were equal to their fair values except for inventory and plant and equipment, whose fair values were $50,000 and $236,000, respectively. The plant and equipment has a further ï¬ve year life. Allthe inventory was sold by Columba by December 2012. The tax rate is 40%.
On January 1, 2012, Centaurus Inc. acquired all the shares (cum div.) in Columba, giving in exchange 50,000 shares in Centaurus, with a fair value at acquisition date of $5 per share. Costs incurred by Centaurus in undertaking the acquisition amounted to $10,000. The dividend payable was paid in August 2012.
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Prepare the consolidation process adjustments for the preparation of consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2013.
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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