Berry Ltd acquired 70% of the shares of James Ltd
Berry Ltd acquired 70% of the shares of James Ltd on 1st July 2016 for $540,000. The James Ltd equity consisted of the following items at acquisition date Share Capital $500,000 General Reserve 80,000 Retained Earnings 50,000 Asset revaluation reserve 20,000 All identifiable assets and liabilities of James Ltd are recorded at fair value at this date except for inventory for which the fair value was $10,000 greater than carrying amount and plant which had a carrying amount of $150,000 (Accumulated depreciation net of $40,000) and a fair value was $170,000. The plant has a further 5 years life. The Financial information for…
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