Financial statements created on the date of acquisition


On January 1, Year One, Big Company acquires 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Small Company by issuing its own stock worth $12 million. The shares of Small had been worth only $11 million in the period leading up to the acquisition but Big had to pay a premium in order to obtain all of the stock. Big paid an additional $200,000 in cash to attorneys as direct consolidation costs and another $150,000 in stock issuance costs. According to US GAAP, what should be the basis for reporting the assets and liabilities of Small within consolidated financial statements created on the date of acquisition

a) $11,350,000

b) $12,000,000

c) $12,200,000

d) $12,350,000

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Accounting Basics: Financial statements created on the date of acquisition
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