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Liberty Inc. acquired 100% of the voting common stock of Valance Inc. on January 1, 2018...

Liberty Inc. acquired 100% of the voting common stock of Valance Inc. on January 1, 2018 by issuing 4,000 shares of Liberty Inc. $40 par value common stock that had a fair value of $120 per share. Valance Inc. will dissolve after the acquisition. Liberty incurred $40,000 of legal and accounting fees; and paid $25,000 in stock issuance costs as a result of this acquisition. The book value and fair value of Valance’s accounts on that date (prior to creating the combination) along with the book value of Pace's accounts are shown below:


           

Liberty

Valance

Valance

Book

Book

Fair

Value

Value

Value

Retained earnings, 1/1/18

$(250,000)

$(240,000)

Cash

Receivables

100,000

    70,000

    20,000

    50,000

$20,000

50,000

Inventory

230,000

170,000

210,000

Land

280,000

220,000

240,000

Buildings (net)

480,000

240,000

270,000

Equipment (net)

120,000

    90,000

90,000

Liabilities

(650,000)

(430,000)

(420,000)

Common stock

(360,000)

    (80,000)

Additional paid-in capital

    (20,000)

    (40,000)

Prepare all of the journal entries Liberty Inc. must make to record the acquisition of

Valance Inc where Valance Inc. ceases to exist. SHOW ALL WORK NECESSARY IN

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