Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: What do potential voting rights refer to, and how do

What do potential voting rights refer to, and how do they affect the application of the equity method for investments under IFRS? Under U.S. GAAP? What is the term generally used for equity method inv...

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Q: What assumptions must be made about the realization of undistributed subsidiary

What assumptions must be made about the realization of undistributed subsidiary income when the affiliates file separate income tax returns? Why? (See online appendix 4B available at www.wiley.com/co...

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Q: The FASB elected to require that deferred tax effects relating to unrealized

The FASB elected to require that deferred tax effects relating to unrealized intercompany profits be calculated based on the income tax paid by the selling affiliate rather than on the future tax bene...

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Q: Identify two types of temporary differences that may arise in the consolidated

Identify two types of temporary differences that may arise in the consolidated financial statements when the affiliates file separate income tax returns. (See online appendix 4B available at www.wile...

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Q: How are liquidating dividends treated on the books of an investor,

How are liquidating dividends treated on the books of an investor, assuming the investor uses the cost method? Assuming the investor uses the equity method?

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Q: How are dividends declared and paid by a subsidiary during the year

How are dividends declared and paid by a subsidiary during the year eliminated in the consolidated workpapers under each method of accounting for investments?

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Q: How is the income reported by the subsidiary reflected on the books

How is the income reported by the subsidiary reflected on the books of the investor under each of the methods of accounting for investments?

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Q: Define: Consolidated net income; consolidated retained earnings.

Define: Consolidated net income; consolidated retained earnings.

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Q: At the date of an 80% acquisition, a subsidiary had

At the date of an 80% acquisition, a subsidiary had common stock of $100,000 and retained earnings of $16,250. Seven years later, at December 31, 2015, the subsidiary’s retained earnings had increased...

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Q: Describe two methods for treating the preacquisition revenue and expense items of

Describe two methods for treating the preacquisition revenue and expense items of a subsidiary purchased during a fiscal period.

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