Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: Separate company financial statements for Pop Corporation and its subsidiary, Son

Separate company financial statements for Pop Corporation and its subsidiary, Son Company, at and for the year ended December 31, 2017, are summarized as follows (in thousands): ADDITIONAL INFORMATI...

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Q: How is the gain or loss determined for the sale of part

How is the gain or loss determined for the sale of part of an investment interest that is accounted for as a one-line consolidation? Is the amount of gain or loss affected by the accounting method use...

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Q: When a parent sells a part of its interest in a subsidiary

When a parent sells a part of its interest in a subsidiary during an accounting period, is the income applicable to the interest sold up to the time of sale included in consolidated net income and par...

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Q: Pop Corporation purchased an 80 percent interest in Son Corporation for $

Pop Corporation purchased an 80 percent interest in Son Corporation for $1,200,000 on January 1, 2017, at which time Son’s stockholders’ equity consisted of $1,000,...

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Q: Pam Corporation’s Investment in Sun Company account had a balance of $

Pam Corporation’s Investment in Sun Company account had a balance of $475,000 at December 31, 2016. This balance consisted of goodwill of $35,000 and 80 percent of Sun’s $550,000 stockholders’ equity....

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Q: Assume that a subsidiary has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding

Assume that a subsidiary has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding, of which 8,000 shares are owned by the parent. What equity method adjustment will be necessary on the parent books if the subsidiary se...

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Q: Assume that a subsidiary has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding

Assume that a subsidiary has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding, of which 8,000 shares are owned by the parent. If the parent purchases an additional 2,000 shares of stock directly from the subsidiary...

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Q: Can gains or losses to a parent/investor result from a

Can gains or losses to a parent/investor result from a subsidiary’s/investee’s treasury stock transactions? Explain.

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Q: 1. A business combination in which a new corporation is formed

1. A business combination in which a new corporation is formed to take over the assets and operations of two or more separate business entities, with the previously separate entities being dissolved,...

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Q: The balance sheets of Pop Corporation and Son Corporation at December 31

The balance sheets of Pop Corporation and Son Corporation at December 31, 2015, are summarized with fair-value information as follows (in thousands): On January 1, 2016, Pop Corporation acquired all...

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