Highlight inc owns all outstanding stock of kiort


Problem - Highlight, Inc., owns all outstanding stock of Kiort Corporation. The two companies report the following balances for the year ending December 31, 2014:

Highlight Kiort

Revenues and interest income $ (670,000)  $ (390,000)

Operating and interest expense 540,000  221,000 

Other gains and losses (120,000)  (32,000)

Net income $ (250,000)  $ (201,000)

Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance.   

On January 1, 2014, Highlight acquired on the open market bonds for $108,000 originally issued by Kiort. This investment had an effective rate of 8 percent. The bonds had a face value of $100,000 and a cash interest rate of 9 percent. At the date of acquisition, these bonds were shown as liabilities by Kiort with a book value of $84,000 (based on an effective rate of 11 percent).

Determine the balances that should appear on a consolidated income statement for 2014.

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