Question

On January 1, 2017, McIlroy, Inc., acquired a 60 percent interest in the common stock of Stinson, Inc., for $383,400. Stinson's book value on that date consisted of common stock of $100,000 and retained earnings of $226,700. Also, the acquisition-date fair value of the 40 percent noncontrolling interest was $255,600. The subsidiary held patents (with a 10-year remaining life) that were undervalued within the company's accounting records by $88,000 and an unrecorded customer list (15-year remaining life) assessed at a $63,900 fair value. Any remaining excess acquisition-date fair value was assigned to goodwill. Since acquisition, McIlroy has applied the equity method to its Investment in Stinson account and no goodwill impairment has occurred. At year end, there are no intra-entity payables or receivables.

Intra-entity inventory sales between the two companies have been made as follows:

Year	Cost to McIlroy	Transfer Price to Stinson	Ending Balance (at transfer price)
2017	$138,300	$172,875	$57,625
2018	112,800	150,400	37,600

The individual financial statements for these two companies as of December 31, 2018, and the year then ended follow:

	McIlroy, Inc.				Stinson, Inc.
Sales	$	(763,000	)		$	(403,000	)
Cost of goods sold		501,500				245,800
Operating expenses		203,085				83,600
Equity in earnings in Stinson		(38,449	)			0
Net income	$	(96,864	)		$	(73,600	)
Retained earnings, 1/1/18	$	(840,900	)		$	(286,200	)
Net income		(96,864	)			(73,600	)
Dividends declared		51,600				21,400
Retained earnings, 12/31/18	$	(886,164	)		$	(338,400	)
Cash and receivables	$	301,200			$	154,100
Inventory		283,000				134,200
Investment in Stinson		425,348				0
Buildings (net)		374,000				208,700
Equipment (net)		266,900				92,200
Patents (net)		0				27,000
Total assets	$	1,650,448			$	616,200
Liabilities	$	(464,284	)		$	(177,800	)
Common stock		(300,000	)			(100,000	)
Retained earnings, 12/31/18		(886,164	)			(338,400	)
Total liabilities and equities	$	(1,650,448	)		$	(616,200	)

1. Show how McIlroy determined the $425,348 Investment in Stinson account balance. Assume that McIlroy defers 100 percent of downstream intra-entity profits against its share of Stinson’s income.

2. Prepare a consolidated worksheet to determine appropriate balances for external financial reporting as of December 31, 2018.

Answer 1

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