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CHAPTER 9
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Q9-2 All preferred shares held by the parent are eliminated against the balance in the
investment account. Those held by unrelated parties are included in the total assigned to
the noncontrolling interest.
Q9-3 Preferred dividends normally are deducted in arriving at income available to common
shareholders. When preferred dividends are paid by the subsidiary to shareholders other
than the parent, the income accruing to the common shares held by the parent company is
reduced. Therefore, they must be deducted to arrive at income available to the parent
company shareholders. No preferred dividends are deducted if the parent company owns
all the shares or if no dividends are declared and the preferred stock is noncumulative.
Q9-4 In the event the preferred shares are redeemed, the subsidiary must pay the call
premium and the net assets of the subsidiary will be reduced by the amount of the
premium. Because it is more conservative to assume the call premium will be paid, the
amount of the premium normally is added to the claim of the preferred shareholders and
deducted from the equity assigned to the common shareholders whenever consolidated
statements are prepared.
Q9-5 The fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary is computed by deducting the fair
value of the subsidiary's liabilities from the fair value of its assets. When the subsidiary has
preferred stock outstanding, the claims of the preferred shareholders, including dividends in
arrears and participation rights held by preferred shareholders, must be taken into
consideration in determining the fair value of net assets available to common shareholders.
These items, when deducted from the fair value of the identifiable assets of the acquired
company, will reduce the amount of net assets assigned to common stock and potentially
increase the amount reported as goodwill.
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Q9-6 The parent may record the difference between the carrying value and the sale price
of the shares as either a gain on sale of investment or an adjustment to its additional paid-in
capital. No gain or loss on the sale of subsidiary shares should be reported in the
consolidated statements. If the parent records a gain on the sale, it should be eliminated in
the consolidation process and treated as a part of additional paid-in capital of the
consolidated entity.
Q9-7 All common shareholders should share equally in the net assets of a company.
When a subsidiary sells additional shares to a nonaffiliate at a price in excess of existing
book value, the effect will be to increase the net book value of all shareholders. Because it
is a capital transaction, no gain or loss is recognized on the sale.
Q9-8 Each purchase of additional shares should be examined to determine the difference
between the price paid and underlying book value. When an amount greater than book
value is paid directly to the subsidiary for the shares, the book value of the shares held by
the noncontrolling interest will increase. As a result, the increase in the parent’s claim on the
net assets of the subsidiary will be less than the amount paid. When consolidated
statements are prepared, additional paid-in capital or retained earnings (if the parent has no
additional paid-in capital) must be debited for the increase in the balance assigned to the
noncontrolling interest, thereby reducing the amount reported in the consolidated balance
sheet.
Q9-9 All the shares of the subsidiary are eliminated in preparing the consolidated
statements. Thus, treasury shares reported by the subsidiary are eliminated in the
consolidation workpaper. The effect of the retirement on the consolidated statements
depends on the price paid and whether the shares were purchased from the parent or from
a nonaffiliate.
Q9-10 Indirect ownership is a general term used whenever one company owns shares of
another company and that company holds ownership in a third company. Indirect control
occurs when a majority of the shares of a particular company are held by one or more
companies that are, in turn, under the control of another company. By exercising its control
over those companies the parent can exercise control of the company indirectly owned.
Q9-12 Under the treasury stock method the parent company shares that have been
purchased by a subsidiary are reported as treasury stock in the consolidated balance sheet.
The carrying value of the shares is the amount paid by the subsidiary when they were
purchased.
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Q9-13 Consolidated net income will be reduced by $100,000. Income assigned to the
controlling interest will be reduced by $72,000 ($100,000 x .90 x .80) when the unrealized
profit of Tiny Corporation is eliminated. A total of $10,000 is treated as a reduction to the
income assigned to noncontrolling shareholders of Tiny Corporation ($100,000 x .10) and
$18,000 is a reduction of the income assigned to noncontrolling shareholders of Subsidiary
Company ($100,000 x .90 x .20).
Q9-14 All three companies should be included in the consolidated financial statements.
Slide Company should be consolidated with Bit Company because Bit holds majority
ownership of Slide. Bit Company, in turn, should be consolidated with Snapper Corporation
because Snapper holds majority ownership of Bit.
Q9-15 A subsidiary's stock dividend results in the capitalization of some portion of its
retained earnings. Such an action will have no effect on the consolidated financial
statements since the entire stockholders' equity section of the subsidiary is eliminated in
preparing the consolidation workpaper.
Q9-16 A 15 percent stock dividend is a small stock dividend and must be recorded by
capitalizing retained earnings equal to the market price per share of the stock times the
number of shares actually issued. As a result, retained earnings will decrease and the par
value of stock outstanding and additional paid-in capital will increase on the subsidiary's
books. There should be no change in the investment account balance reported by the
parent. Thus, the only change in the eliminating entries is the relative amount debited to
each of the three individual stockholders' equity accounts of the subsidiary.
Q9-17 When the parent or other affiliates own all the shares of all companies included in
the consolidation, the order in which the consolidation is completed may not be particularly
critical. On the other hand, when less than 100 percent ownership is held there is a much
greater chance of error in apportioning unrealized profits or other adjustments between
noncontrolling ownership and consolidated net income when some other sequence is used.
By starting the consolidation with the company furthest away from the parent, the
computation of income assigned to noncontrolling interest at each level can be most easily
accomplished.
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SOLUTIONS TO CASES
When a parent company does not own all the shares of a subsidiary, income assigned to
the noncontrolling interest includes (1) a portion of subsidiary preferred dividends and (2) a
portion of earnings available to common shareholders.
To determine the amount of income to assign to preferred and common shareholders of the
subsidiary, the controller needs to have the following information about the preferred stock:
1. The number of preferred shares outstanding and the number owned by the parent and
other affiliates.
2. The annual preferred dividend rate per share and whether the dividends are cumulative
or noncumulative.
3. If the dividends are noncumulative, the amount of preferred dividends declared during
the period, if any.
In this particular case the parent does not appear to own any of the subsidiary's preferred
shares. Once the controller determines the portion of subsidiary income assignable to
common shareholders, consolidated net income attributable to the controlling interest is
computed by adding the parent's pro rata share of this amount to the parent's income from
its own operations.
a. 1Upon the sale of stock of a subsidiary, Xerox used to recognize a gain or loss in the
consolidated income statement equal to the company’s proportionate share of the
corresponding increase or decrease in that subsidiary’s equity. Under FASB 160, the sale
of subsidiary shares is viewed as an equity transaction and does not affect income.
Instead, the difference between the fair value of the consideration received and the change
in the amount of the noncontrolling interest is recognized as an adjustment to stockholders’
equity (usually additional paid-in capital).
b. Occidental Petroleum has generally treated subsidiary preferred stock as a liability (the
amount is small). It should be reported as part of the noncontrolling interest.
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MEMO
From: , CPA
Previous accounting standards did not specifically address the issue of how to treat a sale
of subsidiary shares when the parent retained controlling ownership. However, a common
practice was to recognize a gain or loss on the sale of shares.
The FASB’s recent issuance of FASB 160 makes clear that, from a consolidated
perspective, a parent’s sale of subsidiary shares while maintaining control is an equity
transaction. Accordingly, no gain or loss on the sale should be reported in the consolidated
income statement. Instead, equity should be adjusted by the difference between the
consideration received and the change in the parent’s subsidiary interest.
In the current situation, Book’s interest in Lance prior to its sale of Lance shares was
$360,000, an amount equal to 90 percent of Lance’s $400,000 book value. Immediately
following the sale of Lance shares, Book’s remaining 60 percent interest in Lance is
$240,000 ($400,000 x .60), a decrease of $120,000 ($360,000 - $240,000). The difference
between the proceeds received and the change in the book value of Book’s interest in
Lance is as follows:
This $48,000 difference should be reported within equity in the consolidated balance sheet.
Although alternatives exist in terms of how to meet the FASB’s reporting requirement, the
following entry to record the sale of shares on Book’s books would be consistent with the
FASB’s requirement and probably the most efficient approach:
Cash 168,000
Investment in Lance Company Stock 120,000
Additional Paid-In Capital 48,000
The additional paid-in capital recorded on Book’s books would carry over to the
consolidated balance sheet and would be included in consolidated equity.
If Book elected to record a $48,000 gain on the sale of Lance shares instead of recognizing
additional paid-in capital as shown in the entry, that gain would have to be transferred to
additional paid-in capital in the preparation of consolidated financial statements.
Primary citation:
FASB 160
ARB 51 (as amended by FASB 160), Par. 33.
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(a) With a sale of shares to a nonaffiliate, net resources have been brought into the
consolidated entity and the noncontrolling shareholders have an additional claim. The
excess of the proceeds received from the sale over the change in the parent’s interest in
the subsidiary increases the amount of additional paid-in capital reported in the
consolidated balance sheet. A sale of subsidiary shares to a nonaffiliate also changes the
amount of income assigned to the noncontrolling interest in the consolidated income
statement and the amount of net assets assigned to the noncontrolling interest in the
consolidated balance sheet.
(b) When a parent sells shares of one subsidiary to another subsidiary, net resources to
the consolidated entity do not change. Any gain recorded by the parent must be eliminated
when the investment balance reported by the subsidiary is eliminated in preparing
consolidated financial statements. A change in the claim of the noncontrolling interest is
likely to occur if the subsidiary that purchases the shares is not wholly owned. As a result,
there may be some change in consolidated income and the balance sheet totals assigned
to noncontrolling interest.
A great many factors beyond the immediate impact on reported earnings may be important
in deciding on the use of the funds. Items such as the following should be considered:
1. Are the excess funds held by Thorson available only temporarily or are they not likely to
be needed in the foreseeable future?
2. Will there be any regulatory or taxation problems associated with one or more of the
alternatives?
3. Can shares of the companies be purchased in the desired quantities and at existing
market prices or are there potential difficulties associated with one or more alternatives?
With the information given, it is difficult to determine which action will have the most
favorable impact on consolidated net income. The earnings of each company, the number
of shares outstanding, and the relative market prices of the shares each will have an effect.
In general, reported income is maximized by purchasing the shares with the lowest price-
earnings ratio.
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SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES
4. a The portion held by the parent is eliminated when the preferred investment is
eliminated, and the portion held by nonaffiliates is eliminated and included with the
balance reported as noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheet.
2. b $20,000 = .40($50,000)
Eliminating entries:
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Eliminating entries:
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b. Eliminating entries:
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c. Eliminating entries:
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Eliminating entries:
E(1) Common Stock — Short Company 200,000
Retained Earnings 240,000
Investment in Short Company Common
Stock 352,000
Noncontrolling Interest 88,000
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E9-11 (continued)
Current Assets:
Cash $117,000
Accounts Receivable 200,000
Inventory 270,000 $ 587,000
Noncurrent Assets:
Buildings and Equipment (net) 700,000
Total Assets $1,287,000
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $ 150,000
Bonds Payable 500,000
Stockholders' Equity:
Controlling Interest:
Common Stock $300,000
Retained Earnings 310,000
Total Controlling Interest $610,000
Noncontrolling Interest 88,000
Total Equity before Reduction for Treasury Shares $698,000
Less: Treasury Shares (61,000)
Total Stockholders’ Equity 637,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $1,287,000
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a. Lake Company:
Stock Dividends Declared 40,000
Common Stock 40,000
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Cash 120,000
Investment in Acme Stock 102,000
Additional Paid-in Capital 18,000
$102,000 = $408,000 x 4,000 /
[($200,000 / $10) x .80]
c. Eliminating entries:
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c. Eliminating entries:
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Before After
Sale Sale
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SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
4. c Controlling interest:
Common stock $ 300,000
Retained earnings 350,000
Total controlling interest $ 650,000
Noncontrolling interest: ($250,000 x .20) +
($100,000 x .30) 80,000
Total stockholders’ equity $730,000
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P9-18 (continued)
c. Eliminating entries:
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P9-18 (continued)
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g. Eliminating entries:
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P9-21 (continued)
a. Eliminating entries:
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P9-22 (continued)
b. Brown Company and White Corporation
Consolidation Workpaper
December 31, 20X6
Brown White Eliminations Consol-
Corporatio
Item Company n Debit Credit idated
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Cash 68,000
Investment in Beta Company Stock 63,000
Additional Paid-In Capital 5,000
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P9-23 (continued)
a. Eliminating entries:
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P9-24 (continued)
b. Penn Corporation and ENC Company
Consolidation Workpaper
December 31, 20X4
Penn ENC Eliminations Consol-
Item Corp. Company Debit Credit idated
Retained Earnings,
January 1 320,000 130,000 (4)130,000 320,000
Income, from above 57,000 30,000 40,000 47,000
377,000 160,000 367,000
Dividends Declared (15,000) (10,000) (2) 6,000
(3) 4,000 (15,000)
Ret. Earnings, Dec. 31,
carry forward 362,000 150,000 170,000 10,000 352,000
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Accumulated
Depreciation 200,000 220,000 420,000
Accounts Payable 70,000 70,000 140,000
Taxes Payable 80,000 80,000
Mortgages Payable 250,000 250,000
Common Stock 300,000 240,000 (1)240,000 300,000
Additional Paid-In
Capital 220,000 190,000 (1)190,000 220,000
Retained Earnings, 500,000 350,000 (1)350,000 500,000
Noncontrolling
Interest (1)260,000 260,000
Total Credits 1,540,000 1,150,000 780,000 780,000 2,170,000
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P9-25 (continued)
Current Assets:
Cash $ 280,000
Accounts Receivable 210,000
Inventory 380,000 $ 870,000
Noncurrent Assets:
Buildings and Equipment $1,300,000
Less: Accumulated Depreciation (420,000 ) 880,000
Total Assets $1,750,000
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $ 140,000
Taxes Payable 80,000 $ 220,000
Mortgages Payable 250,000
Stockholders’ Equity:
Controlling Interest:
Common Stock $ 300,000
Additional Paid-In Capital 220,000
Retained Earnings 500,000
Total Controlling Interest $1,020,000
Noncontrolling Interest 260,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity 1,280,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $1,750,000
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a. Eliminating entry:
Cash 150,000
Common Stock 25,000
Additional Paid-In Capital 125,000
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P9-26 (continued)
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