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Par Corporation acquired an 80 percent interest in Sip Corporation for $180,000 cash on Ja...

Par Corporation acquired an 80 percent interest in Sip Corporation for $180,000 cash on January 1, 2011, when Sip had capital stock of $50,000 and retained earnings of $150,000. The excess of fair value over book value acquired is due to a patent, which is being amortized over five years. Sip purchased its 20 percent interest in Par at book value on January 2, 2011, for $100,000.

Financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, are summarized as follows:

 

Par

Sip

Combined Income and Retained Earnings Statement for the Year Ended December 31

Sales

$140,000

$100,000

Income from Sip

28,000

Dividend income

4,000

Gain on sale of land

3,000

Expenses

(80,000)

(60,000)

Net income

88,000

47,000

Add: Beginning retained earnings

405,710

180,000

Deduct: Dividends

(16,000)

(20,000)

Retained earnings December 31

$477,710

$207,000

Balance Sheet at December 31

Other assets

$448,000

$157,000

Investment in Sip (80%)

109,710

Investment in Par (20%)

100,000

Total assets

$557,710

$257,000

Capital stock

$ 80,000

$ 50,000

Retained earnings

477,710

207,000

Total equities

$557,710

$257,000

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Par’s separate earnings and dividends for 2012 were $60,000 and $20,000, respectively. Sip’s separate earnings and dividends in 2012 were $40,000 and $20,000, respectively.


2. Sip sold land to an outside interest for $7,000 on January 3, 2012, that it purchased from Par on January 3, 2011, for $4,000. The land had originally cost Par $2,000.

REQUIRED: Prepare consolidation workpaper entries and a consolidation workpaper for Par Corporation and Subsidiary at December 31, 2012, using the conventional approach for the mutual holding.

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