On January 1, 2017, Shamrock Co. purchased 26,000 shares (a 10%
interest) in Elton John Corp. for $1,380,000. At the time, the book
value and the fair value of John’s net assets were
$14,200,000.
On July 1, 2018, Shamrock paid $3,000,000 for 52,000 additional
shares of John common stock, which represented a 20% investment in
John. The fair value of John’s identifiable assets net of
liabilities was equal to their carrying amount of $15,500,000. As a
result of this transaction, Shamrock owns 30% of John and can
exercise significant influence over John’s operating and financial
policies. (Any excess fair value is attributed to goodwill.)
John reported the following net income and declared and paid the
following dividends.
Net Income |
Dividend per Share |
|||
Year ended 12/31/17 | $750,000 | None | ||
Six months ended 6/30/18 | 480,000 | None | ||
Six months ended 12/31/18 | 807,000 | $1.65 |
Determine the ending balance that Shamrock Co. should report as its
investment in John Corp. at the end of 2018.
Investment in Elton John Corp. | $ |
A computation of the ending balance that Shamrock Co. should report as its investment in John Corp. at the end of 2018. is as follows:
Investment in John Corp. 1/1/17 = $1,380,000
Additional purchase 7/1/18 = $3,000,000
Adjustment for 2017 income (prior period) ($750,000 * 10%) =
$75,000
Adjustment for 2018 income to 6/30 (prior period) ($480,000 * 10%)
= $48,000
Income (7/1/18–12/31/18) ($807,000 * 30%) = $242,100
Less: Dividends (7/1/18–12/31/18) (78,000 shares * $1.65) =
$(128,700)
Investment in Elton John Corp. as on 12/31/18 =
$4,616,400
Under GAAP, goodwill is not amortized.
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