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Politan Company acquired an 80 percent interest in Soludan Company on January 1,2012. Any...

Politan Company acquired an 80 percent interest in Soludan Company on January 1,2012. Any portion of Soludan’s business fair value in excess of its corresponding book value was assigned to trademarks. This intangible asset has subsequently undergone annual amortization based on a 15-year life. Over the past two years, regular intra-entity inventory sales transpired between the two companies, No payment has yet been made on the latest transfer.

Following are the individual financial statements for the two companies as well as consolidated totals for 2013:

 

Politan Company

Soludan Company

Consolidated

Totals

Sales

$ (800,000)

$(600,000)

  $(1,280,000)

Cost of goods sold

500,000

400,000

784,000

Operating expenses

100,000

100,000

202,500

Income of Soludan

(80,000)

-0-

-0-

 Separate company net income

$ (280,000)

$(100,000)

 

 Consolidated net income

 

 

$ (293,500)

Noncontrolling interest in

 

 

 

Soludan Company’s income

 

 

18,700

Controlling interest in

 

 

 

consolidated net income

 

 

$ (274,800)

 Retained earnings, 1/1/13

$ (620,000)

$(290,000)

$ (611,600)

Net income (above)

(280,000)

(100,000)

(274,800)

Dividends paid

70,000

20,000

70,000

 Retained earnings, 12/31/13

$ (830,000)

$(370,000)

$ (816,400)

Cash and receivables

$ 290,000

$ 90,000

$ 360,000

Inventory

190,000

160,000

338,000

Investment in Soludan Company

390,000

-0-

-0-

Land, buildings, and equipment

380,000

260,000

640,000

Trademarks

-0-

-0-

32,500

 Total assets

$ 1,250,000

$510,000

1,370,500

Liabilities

$ (270,000)

$ (60,000)

(310,000)

Noncontrolling interest in

 

 

 

Soludan Company

-0-

-0-

(94,100)

Common stock

(120,000)

(80,000)

(120,000)

Additional paid-in capital

(30,000)

-0-

(30,000)

Retained earnings (above)

(830,000)

(370,000)

(816,400)

 Total liabilities and equities

$(1,250,000)

$(510,000)

$(1,370,500)

 a.What method does Politan use to account for its investment in Soludan?

b. What is the balance of the unrealized inventory gross profit deferred at the end of the current period?

c. What amount was originally allocated to the trademarks?

d. What is the amount of the current year intra-entity inventory sales?

e. Were the intra-entity inventory sales made upstream or downstream?

f. What is the balance of the intra-entity liability at the end of the current year?

g. What unrealized gross profit was deferred into the current year from the preceding period?

h. The beginning consolidated Retained Earnings account shows a balance of $611,600 rather than the $620,000 reported by the parent. What creates this difference?

i. How was the ending Noncontrolling Interest in Soludan Company computed?

j. With a tax rate of 40 percent, what income tax journal entry is recorded if the companies prepare a consolidated tax return?

k. With a tax rate of 40 percent, what income tax journal entry is recorded if these two companies prepare separate tax returns?

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