Prepare all entries for the sale of the brown corporation


Sale of interest, alternative remaining interests. Cecil Inc. purchases 24,000 shares of Brown Corporation, which equates to an 80% interest, on January 1, 20X5. The following determination and distribution of excess schedule is prepared:

Determination and Distribution of Excess Schedule

Company Implied Fair Value

Parent Price (80%)

NCI Value (20%)

Fair value of subsidiary

$  937,500

$750,000

$187,500

Less book value of interest acquired:

 

 

 

Common stock, $10 par

$  300,000

 

 

Retained earnings

400,000

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

$  700,000

$700,000

$700,000

Interest acquired

 

80%

20%

Book value

 

$560,000

$140,000

Excess of fair value over book value

$237,500

$190,000

$  47,500

Adjustment of identi?able accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Adjustment

per Year

Life

Building

$    50,000

$       5,000

10

Goodwill

187,500

 

 

Total

$237,500

 

 

Brown Corporation reports net income of $35,000 for the six months ended July 1, 20X8.

Cecil's simple-equity-adjusted investment balance is $814,000 as of December 31, 20X7.

Prepare all entries for the sale of the Brown Corporation shares on July 1, 20X8, for each of the following situations:

1. 24,000 shares are sold for $850,000.

2. 12,000 shares are sold for $425,000.

3. 6,000 shares are sold for $212,500.

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