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Chapter 22: 22-23E (page 1314)

Dan Aykroyd Corp. was a 30% owner of Steve Martin Company, holding 210,000 shares of Martin’s common stock on December 31, 2016. The investment account had the following entries.

Investment in Martin

1/1/15 Cost \(3,180,000 12/6/15 Dividend received \)150,000

12/31/15 Share of income 390,000 12/5/16 Dividend received 240,000

12/31/16 Share of income 510,000

On January 2, 2017, Aykroyd sold 126,000 shares of Martin for \(3,440,000, thereby losing its significant influence. During the year 2017, Martin experienced the following results of operations and paid the following dividends to Aykroyd.

Martin Dividends Paid Income (Loss) to Aykroyd 2017 \)300,000 \(50,400

At December 31, 2017, the fair value of Martin shares held by Aykroyd is \)1,570,000. This is the first reporting date since the January 2 sale.

Instructions (a) What effect does the January 2, 2017, transaction have upon Aykroyd’s accounting treatment for its investment in Martin?

(b) Compute the carrying amount of the investment in Martin as of December 31, 2017 (prior to any fair value adjustment).

(c) Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 2017, applying the fair value method to Aykroyd’s long-term investment in Martin Company securities.

Short Answer

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The effect will be the change of the method for accounting of investments, and the Carrying amount will be $2,229,600, and the journal entry will be passed for the adjustment

Step by step solution

01

Effect of January 2, 2017 transaction

The company will lose the significant rights of the company’s shares, which will make the company change the recording method from equity to the fair value method.

02

Computation of carrying amount of investment

Amount ($)

Cost

3,180,000

Share of Income 12/31/2015

390,000

Share of Income 12/31/2016

530,000

4,100,000

Dividends Received on 12/6/2015

150,000

Dividends received on 12/5/2015

240,000

Investment value as of 31/12/2016 for 210,000

3,710,000

The investment value for 126,000 shares

2,226,000

Investment Value as on 01/01/2017

2,226,000

Add: profit for the year 2017 300000*18%

54,000

2,280,000

Less: Dividends received

-50,400

Carrying amount as of December 31, 2017

2,229,600

03

Adjusting journal entry

Date

Particulars

Debit ($)

Credit ($)

Investment In securities

659,600

Capital Reserve

659,600

(Being adjusting entry recorded)

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On January 1, 2017, Millay Inc. paid \(700,000 for 10,000 shares of Genso Company’s voting common stock, which was a 10% interest in Genso. At that date, the net assets of Gensototaled \)6,000,000. The fair values of all of Genso’s identifiable assets and liabilities were equal to their book values. Millay does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Genso. Millay received dividends of \(1.50 per share from Genso on October 1, 2017. Genso reported net income of \)550,000 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

On July 1, 2018, Millay paid \(2,325,000 for 30,000 additional shares of Genso Company’s voting common stock which represents a 30% investment in Genso. The fair values of all of Genso’s identifiable assets net of liabilities were equal to their book values of \)6,550,000. As a result of this transaction, Millay has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Genso. Millay received dividends of \(2.00 per share from Genso on April 1, 2018, and \)2.50 per share on October 1, 2018. Genso reported net income of \(650,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018, and \)350,000 for the 6 months ended December 31, 2018.

Instructions (For both purchases, assume any excess of cost over book value is due to goodwill.)

(a) Prepare a schedule showing the income or loss before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2017, that Millay should report from its investment in Genso in its income statement issued in March 2018.

(b) During March 2019, Millay issues comparative financial statements for 2017 and 2018. Prepare schedules showing the income or loss before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, that Millay should report from its investment in Genso.

Analysis of Various Accounting Changes and Errors) Various types of accounting changes can affect the financial statements of a business enterprise differently. Assume that the following list describes changes that have a material effect on the financial statements for the current year of your business enterprise.

1. A change from the completed-contract method to the percentage-of-completion method of accounting for long-term construction-type contracts.

2. A change in the estimated useful life of previously recorded fixed assets as a result of newly acquired information.

3. A change from deferring and amortizing preproduction costs to recording such costs as an expense when incurred because future benefits of the costs have become doubtful. The new accounting method was adopted in recognition of the change in estimated future benefits.

4. A change from including the employer share of FICA taxes with payroll tax expenses to including it with “Retirement benefits” on the income statement.

5. Correction of a mathematical error in inventory pricing made in a prior period.

6. A change from presentation of statements of individual companies to presentation of consolidated statements.

7. A change in the method of accounting for leases for tax purposes to conform with the financial accounting method. As a result, both deferred and current taxes payable changed substantially.

8. A change from the FIFO method of inventory pricing to the LIFO method of inventory pricing.

Instructions Identify the type of change that is described in each item above and indicate whether the prior year’s financial statements should be recast when presented in comparative form with the current year’s financial statements

Penn Company is in the process of adjusting and correcting its books at the end of 2017. In reviewing its records, the following information is compiled.

1. Penn has failed to accrue sales commissions payable at the end of each of the last 2 years, as follows. December 31, 2016 \(3,500 December 31, 2017 \)2,500

2. In reviewing the December 31, 2017, inventory, Penn discovered errors in its inventory-taking procedures that have caused inventories for the last 3 years to be incorrect, as follows. December 31, 2015 Understated \(16,000 December 31, 2016 Understated \)19,000 December 31, 2017 Overstated \( 6,700 Penn has already made an entry that established the incorrect December 31, 2017, inventory amount.

3. At December 31, 2017, Penn decided to change the depreciation method on its office equipment from double-decliningbalance to straight-line. The equipment had an original cost of \)100,000 when purchased on January 1, 2015. It has a 10- year useful life and no salvage value. Depreciation expense recorded prior to 2017 under the double-declining-balance method was \(36,000. Penn has already recorded 2017 depreciation expense of \)12,800 using the double-declining-balance method. 4. Before 2017, Penn accounted for its income from long-term construction contracts on the completed-contract basis. Early in 2017, Penn changed to the percentage-of-completion basis for accounting purposes. It continues to use the completedcontract method for tax purposes. Income for 2017 has been recorded using the percentage-of-completion method. The following information is available.

Pretax Income

Percentage-of-Completion Completed-Contract

Prior to 2017 \(150,000 \)105,000

2017 60,000 20,000

Instructions

Prepare the journal entries necessary at December 31, 2017, to record the above corrections and changes. The books are still open for 2017. The income tax rate is 40%. Penn has not yet recorded its 2017 income tax expense and payable amounts so current-year tax effects may be ignored. Prior-year tax effects must be considered in item 4.

The following are three independent, unrelated sets of facts relating to accounting changes.

Situation 1: Sanford Company is in the process of having its first audit. The company has used the cash basis of accounting for revenue recognition. Sanford president, B. J. Jimenez, is willing to change to the accrual method of revenue recognition.

Situation 2: Hopkins Co. decides in January 2018 to change from FIFO to weighted-average pricing for its inventories.

Situation 3: Marshall Co. determined that the depreciable lives of its fixed assets are too long at present to fairly match the cost of the fixed assets with the revenue produced. The company decided at the beginning of the current year to reduce the depreciable lives of all of its existing fixed assets by 5 years.

Instructions

For each of the situations described, provide the information indicated below.

(a) Type of accounting change.

(b) Manner of reporting the change under current generally accepted accounting principles, including a discussion where applicable of how amounts are computed.

(c) Effect of the change on the balance sheet and income statement

Presented below are income statements prepared on a LIFO and FIFO basis for Kenseth Company, which started operations on January 1, 2016. The company presently uses the LIFO method of pricing its inventory and has decided to switch to the FIFO method in 2017. The FIFO income statement is computed in accordance with the requirements of GAAP. Kenseth’s profit-sharing agreement with its employees indicates that the company will pay employees 10% of income before profit-sharing. Income taxes are ignored. LIFO Basis FIFO Basis 2017 2016 2017 2016 Sales \(3,000 \)3,000 \(3,000 \)3,000 Cost of goods sold 1,130 1,000 1,100 940 Operating expenses 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Income before profi t-sharing 870 1,000 900 1,060 Profi t-sharing expense 87 100 96 100 Net income \( 783 \) 900 \( 804 \) 960 Instructions Answer the following questions. (a) If comparative income statements are prepared, what net income should Kenseth report in 2016 and 2017? (b) Explain why, under the FIFO basis, Kenseth reports \(100 in 2016 and \)96 in 2017 for its profit-sharing expense. (c) Assume that Kenseth has a beginning balance of retained earnings at January 1, 2017, of \(900 using the LIFO method. The company declared and paid dividends of \)500 in 2017. Prepare the -retained earnings statement for 2017, assuming that Kenseth has switched to the FIFO method.
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