Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: Explain how to account for the difference between implied and book value

Explain how to account for the difference between implied and book value interest of an investment in preferred stock of a subsidiary.

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Q: When a parent company that records its investment using the cost method

When a parent company that records its investment using the cost method during a fiscal year sells a portion of its investment, explain the correct accounting for any differences between selling price...

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Q: What effect would cumulative preferred stock have on the allocation of a

What effect would cumulative preferred stock have on the allocation of a net loss to the common stockholders?

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Q: What journal entry, if any, would the parent company make

What journal entry, if any, would the parent company make to record the receipt of a stock dividend?

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Q: Investor Company purchased 70% of the $500,000 par

Investor Company purchased 70% of the $500,000 par value outstanding bonds of Investee Company, a 70% owned subsidiary. The bonds cost $338,000 and had a carrying value of $360,000 on the date of purc...

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Q: An outside party issued a note to Affiliate X, who then

An outside party issued a note to Affiliate X, who then sold the note to Affiliate Y. Y discounted the note at an unaffiliated bank, endorsing it with recourse. Which party is primarily liable and whi...

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Q: Explain how the reciprocity calculation is modified in periods after the declaration

Explain how the reciprocity calculation is modified in periods after the declaration of a stock dividend for firms using the cost method.

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Q: What is the purpose of a combining workpaper prepared by a trustee

What is the purpose of a combining workpaper prepared by a trustee?

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Q: What are “dividends” in a bankruptcy proceeding?

What are “dividends” in a bankruptcy proceeding?

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Q: One of the officers of a corporation that had just received a

One of the officers of a corporation that had just received a discharge in bankruptcy said, “Good, now we don’t owe anyone.” Is he correct?

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