Melissa Ltd purchased all the issued shares of Soren Ltd for $1115000 on 1 July 2020 when the equity of Soren Ltd was as follows;

Share capital 446000
General reserve 334500
Asset revaluation surplus 167250

 

At this date, Soren Ltd had not recorded any goodwill, and all identifiable assets and liabilities were recorded at fair value except for the followings;

 

Account Cost Carrying Amount Fair value Further life(Years)
Inventories   $33,500 $36,900  
Land   $84,000 $92,000  
Furniture $130,000 $104,000 $125,000 10
Contingent Liability Soren Ltd identified at acquisition date a lawsuit where Soren Ltd was sued by a former supplier with the Fairvalue of: $13,000  
Unrecorded Asset Soren Ltd had unrecorded and internally generated Patent with the FairValue of: $33,000  
Unrecorded Asset Soren Ltd had unrecorded and internally generated in-process research and development with the FairValue of: $25,000  

 

40% of inventory were sold by 30 June 2021. Further life of the assets are listed on the above table.  Tax rate:30%.

Required

  1. Prepare the acquisition analysis at acquisition date.
  2. Prepare adjusting journal entries for the consolidation worksheet at acquisition date.
  3. Prepare adjusting journal entries for the consolidation worksheet on 30 June 2021.

If Melissa Ltd purchased just 93% of the issued shares of Soren Ltd , partial goodwill method is under use and the NCI at acquisition date is measured based on the proportionate share of the identifiable assets and liabilities in Soren Ltd.

Required 

  1. Prepare the acquisition analysis at acquisition date.
  2. Prepare the business combination valuation entries and pre-acquisition entry at acquisition date.
  3. Prepare the journal entry to recognise NCI at acquisition date.
  4. Prepare the consolidation worksheet entries at 30 June 2021. Assume a profit for Soren Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2021 of $1160000 and no other changes in Soren Ltd’s equity since the acquisition date.

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