ACC410 Advanced Accounting Assignment

QUESTION 1 Jade Company acquired an 80 percent interest in Sapphire Company on January 2, 2020, for $290,000, when Sapphire Company's stockholders' equity consisted of $300,000 capital stock and no retained earnings. The excess of investment fair value over book value of the net assets acquired related 50 percent to undervalued inventories (subsequently sold in 2020) and 50 percent to a goodwill. The following are financial statements for Jade Company and Sapphire Company Corporation for 2021:

Additional information:

1. On January 1, 2021 Jade Company sold equipment to Sapphire Company for $25,000. The book value of the equipment was $10,000 with five-year remaining useful life.

2. During 2021, Jade Company also sold land to Sapphire Company at profit of $10,000.

3. Jade Company uses the equity method to accounting for its investment. REQUIRED: Prepare a consolidation workpapers for Jade Company and Subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2021. Show computations for goodwill and non-controlling balances.

QUESTION 2 a) In preparing consolidated financial statements for Jade Company and its subsidiary, what is the objective of eliminating the effects of intercompany gains and losses on sale of land and equipment? (2 Marks)

b) How are unrealized gains and losses from intercompany transactions involving depreciable assets eventually realized from the viewpoint of Jade Company? (2 Marks)