Question

Pine acquires 100% of Sol for 5,742,193 in a tax-free business combination. The applicable income tax rate is 30%. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Based on the following information about the assets and liabilities of Sunfish, what amount should Porpoise record as goodwill for this acquisition on the date of acquisition?

	Old book basis	Old tax basis	Fair value
Cash	$400,000	$400,000	$400,000
Equipment, net of depreciation	500,000	200,000	750,000
Patents	0	0	2,000,000
Accounts payable	(300,000)	(300,000)	(300,000)
Deferred income taxes payable	(90,000)	NA	?
Notes payable	(200,000)	(200,000)	(230,000)

Answer 1

Particulars	Fair value
Cash	400000
Equipment, net of depreciation	750000
Patents	2000000
Accounts payable	-300000
Deferred income taxes payable	0
Notes payable	-230000
Value of Net assets taken over	2620000
Purchase consideration paid	5742193
Good will to be recorded	3122193