Question - On January 2, 2018, Heinreich Co. paid $500,000 for 25% of the voting common stock of Jones Corp. At the time of the investment, Jones had net assets with a book value and fair value of $1,800,000. During 2018, Jones incurred a net loss of $60,000 and paid dividends of $100,000. Any excess cost over book value is attributable to goodwill with an indefinite life.
Required:
1) Prepare a schedule to show the amount of goodwill from Heinrich's investment in Jones.
2) Prepare a schedule to show the balance in Heinreich's investment account at December 31, 2018.
Question - On January 1, 2018, Jolley Corp. paid $250,000 for 25% of the voting common stock of Tige Co. On that date, the book value of Tige was $850,000. A building with a carrying value of $160,000 was actually worth $220,000. The building had a remaining life of twenty years. Tige owned a trademark valued at $90,000 over cost that was to be amortized over 20 years.
During 2018, Tige sold to Jolley inventory costing $60,000, at a markup of 50% on cost. At the end of the year, Jolley still owned some of these goods with an intra-entity selling price of $33,000. Jolly uses a perpetual inventory system.
Tige reported net income of $200,000 during 2018. This amount included a gain of $35,000. Tige paid dividends totaling $40,000.
Required:
Prepare all of Jolley's journal entries for 2018 in relation to Tige Co. Assume the equity method is appropriate for use.