On January 1, 2015, Pub Corporation made a significant acquisition, purchasing 75 percent of Sub Corporation's outstanding voting stock for a total of $4,200,000. Sub Corporation's stockholders' equity at that time was made up of the following components (all values in thousands):    Capital stock with a par value of $10: $2,000 Additional paid-in capital: $1,200 Retained earnings as of December 31, 2014: $1,500 Total stockholders' equity: $4,700   The surplus fair value of the net assets obtained from this acquisition was allocated as follows: 10 percent to underappreciated inventory (which was subsequently sold in 2015), 40 percent to underappreciated plant assets with a remaining useful life of eight years, and the remaining 50 percent to goodwill.    Fast forward to December 31, 2019, and we have the comparative trial balances for both Pub Corporation and Sub Corporation.      Pub Sub Other assets - net $5,845 $4,500 Investment in Sub - 75% 3,640 - Expenses (including cost of sales) 5,285 800 Dividends 600 300   $15,370 $5,600       Capital stock, $10 par $4,000 $2,000 Additional paid-in capital 850 1,200 Retained earnings 2,670 1,500 Sales 7,380 900 Income from Sub 470 -   $15,370 $5,600

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On January 1, 2015, Pub Corporation made a significant acquisition, purchasing 75 percent of Sub Corporation's outstanding voting stock for a total of $4,200,000. Sub Corporation's stockholders' equity at that time was made up of the following components (all values in thousands): 

 

Capital stock with a par value of $10: $2,000
Additional paid-in capital: $1,200
Retained earnings as of December 31, 2014: $1,500
Total stockholders' equity: $4,700

 

The surplus fair value of the net assets obtained from this acquisition was allocated as follows: 10 percent to underappreciated inventory (which was subsequently sold in 2015), 40 percent to underappreciated plant assets with a remaining useful life of eight years, and the remaining 50 percent to goodwill

 

Fast forward to December 31, 2019, and we have the comparative trial balances for both Pub Corporation and Sub Corporation. 

 

  Pub Sub
Other assets - net $5,845 $4,500
Investment in Sub - 75% 3,640 -
Expenses (including cost of sales) 5,285 800
Dividends 600 300
  $15,370 $5,600
     
Capital stock, $10 par $4,000 $2,000
Additional paid-in capital 850 1,200
Retained earnings 2,670 1,500
Sales 7,380 900
Income from Sub 470 -
  $15,370 $5,600

 

R E Q U I R E D: 

 

Make sure to prepare income statement for a simple group. Outline the treatment of non-controlling interest in consolidated statement of comprehensive income. Record for inter-group trading activities and the impairment of goodwill in the preparation of consolidated financial statements, with emphasis on the consolidated income statement. 

 

Determine the amounts that would appear in the consolidated financial statements of Pub Corporation and Sub for each of the following: 

1. Goodwill at December 31, 2019 

2. Non-controlling interest share for 2019 

3. Consolidated retained earnings at December 31, 2018 

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