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Chapter 7 PSP

Susie Graham

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Palm Company owns 80% of the outstanding common stock of Scuba Company. The stock was purchased for $328,000 on January 1, 2019, when Scuba Co. had $160,000 in capital stock and retained earnings were $250,000.

On February 30, 2019, Scuba Company sold equipment to Palm Company for $500,000. The equipment cost Scuba Company $740,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $300,000 on the date of the sale. The management of Palm Company estimated the equipment had a remaining useful life of 5 years from February 30, 2019.

A second sale occurred on May 30, 2019 when Palm Company sold land to Scuba company for $175,000. Palm Company had originally purchased the land in May of 2018 for $100,000.

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(A) Prepare the journal entries by Palm Co. and Scuba Co. to record the intercompany sales in 2019

Upstream Sale

P’s Books:

Equipment 500,000

Cash 500,000

S’s Books:

Cash 500,000

Accumulated Depreciation 300,000

Equipment 740,000

Gain on Sale of Equipment 60,000

Downstream Sale

P’s Books:

Cash 175,000

Land 100,000

Gain on Sale of Land 75,000

S’s Books:

Land 175,000

Cash 175,000

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Financial Data for the year ended 12/31/2019

Implied Value: 328,000/.80 = $410,000

NCI: 410,000 x .20 = $82,000

Differential: IV - (S’s Beginning RE + S’s CS)

= 410,000 - (250,000 + 160,000)

= 0

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(B) Prepare the WEs necessary for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Dividend WE:

Equity in S income (.80 x 225,000) 180,000

Dividends Declared - S (.80 x 40,000) 32,000

Investment in S (Plug) 148,000

NCI WE:

NCI Income [.20 x (225,000 + (60,000 upstream gain/5yr))] 47,400

Dividends Declared - S (.20 x 40,000) 8,000

NCI (Plug) 39,400

Basic WE

Capital Stock 160,000

Retained Earnings - S, 1/1 250,000

Investment in S 328,000

NCI 82,000

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Upstream Sale WE:

Equipment (740,000 - 500,000) 240,000

Gain on Sale 60,000

Accumulated Depreciation 300,000

*Gain Realized Through Use:

Recorded Deprecation: (500,000/5yr) x 10/12 mo. $83,333

Correct Depreciation: [(740,000 - 300,000)/5yr x 10/12 mo.] $73,333

Depreciation Reduction: $10,000

*Accumulated Depreciation 10,000

Depreciation Expense 10,000

Downstream Sale WE:

Gain on Sale of Land 75,000

Land 75,000

(B) 2019 WEs Continued

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On May 30, 2020, Scuba Company sold the land purchased from Palm Company to a company outside the affiliated group for $215,000.

(C) Calculate the gain on the sale of the land that is recognized on the books of the Scuba Company in 2020.

External Selling Price: 215,000

S’s Carrying Value: 175,000

Recorded Gain by Scuba Co.: $40,000

(D) Calculate the gain on the sale of the land that should be recognized in the consolidated statements in 2020.

External Selling Price: 215,000

Historical Cost to Palm Co.: 100,000

Desired Gain in Consolidated Income: $115,000

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Financial Data for the year ended 12/31/2020

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(F) Prepare the full set of WEs for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Dividend WE:

Equity in S income (460,000 x .80) 368,000

Dividends Declared - S (.80 x 70,000) 56,000

Investment in S (plug) 312,000

NCI WE:

NCI Income [.20 x (460,000 + (60,000 gain/5yr)] 94,400

Dividends Declared - S (.20 x 70,000) 14,000

NCI (plug) 80,400

Basic WE:

Capital Stock - S 160,000

Retained Earnings - S, 1/1 465,000

Investment in S [328,000 + .80(465,000 - 250,000)] 500,000 NCI [82,000 + .20(465,000 - 250,000)] 125,000

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(F) 2020 WEs Continued

Original Gain WE: (this has to be done for five years)

Equipment (740,000 - 500,000) 240,000

Retained Earnings - P, 1/1 (.80 x 60,000) 48,000

NCI, 1/1 (60,000 x .20) 12,000

Accumulated Depreciation 300,000

Depreciation Since Gain WE:

Accumulated Depreciation (60,000/5yr x 2yr) 24,000

Depreciation Expense (60,000/5yr) 12,000

Retained Earnings - P, 1/1 (12,000 x .80) 9,600

NCI, 1/1 (.20 x 12,000) 2,400

Downstream Sale (subsequent sale of land to outsiders):

` Retained Earnings-P, 1/1 (115,000 - 40,000) 75,000

Gain on Sale of Land 75,000