Differential Assigned to CopyrightsBest Corporation acquired 100 percent of the voting com...

Differential Assigned to Copyrights

Best Corporation acquired 100 percent of the voting common stock of Flair Company on January 1, 20X7, by issuing bonds with a par value and fair value of $670,000 and making a cash payment of $24,000. At the date of acquisition, Flair reported assets of $740,000 and liabilities of $140,000. The book values and fair values of Flair’s net assets were equal except for land and copyrights. Flair’s land had a fair value $16,000 greater than its book value. All of the remaining purchase price was attributable to the increased value of Flair’s copyrights with a remaining useful life of eight years. Flair Company reported a loss of $88,000 in 20X7 and net income of $120,000 in 20X8. Flair paid dividends of $24,000 each year.

Required

Assuming that Best Corporation uses the equity-method in accounting for its investment in Flair Company, prepare all journal entries for Best for 20X7 and 20X8.