Prepare the consolidation worksheet entries for


Assignment

Business combination valuation entries, pre-acquisition entries subsequent to acquisition

Robert Ltd acquired all the issued shares (cum div.) of Matt Ltd on 1 July 2015. At this date the financial position of Matt Ltd was as follows:

Plant

$200 000

176 400 $

Accumulated depreciation

(25 600)


Goodwill

4 800


Receivables

15 200

15 200

Cash

5 000

5 000

Inventory

15 000

19 000

 

214 400


Share capital: 120 000 shares

120 000


General reserve

23 200


Retained earnings

44 000


Provisions

19 200

19 200

Dividend payable

8 000

8 000

 

214 400


The assets of Matt Ltd did not include a patent that was valued by Robert Ltd at $10 000. Its useful life was considered to be 5 years, with benefits being received equally over that period. The plant was considered to have a further 10-year life and is depreciated on a straight-line basis. All the inventory was sold by 30 June 2016. The goodwill on hand at 1 July 2015 was written off as the result of an impairment test conducted in June 2017. The dividend on hand at 1 July 2015 was paid in August 2015.

In exchange for the shares in Matt Ltd, Robert Ltd gave the following consideration:

• 50 000 shares in Robert Ltd, each share having a fair value of $2.00 per share.
• Cash of $40 000.
• Artworks having a fair value of $60 000.

Robert Ltd incurred legal and accounting costs of $5000 and share issue costs of $4000.

In January 2019, Matt Ltd paid a bonus dividend of $40 000, being one share for every three shares held, the dividend being paid from retained earnings on hand at 1 July 2015.

The tax rate is 30%.

Required

Prepare the consolidation worksheet entries for consolidated financial statements prepared by Robert Ltd at 30 June 2020.

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