Procter Company owns 90% of the outstanding stock of Silex Company. On January 1, 2014, Silex Company sold
land to Procter Company for $350,000. Silex had originally purchased the land on June 30, 2010, for $200,000.
Procter Company plans to construct a building on the land bought from Silex in which it will house new
production machinery. The estimated useful life of the building and the new machinery is 15 years.
Required:
A. Prepare the entries on the books of Procter related to the intercompany sale of land for the years ended
December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2015.
B. Prepare in general journal form the workpaper entries necessary because of the intercompany sale of land in:
(1) The consolidated financial statements workpaper for the year ended December 31, 2014.
(2) The consolidated financial statements workpaper for the year ended December 31, 2015.
A | Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Debit | Credit |
Entry on Books of Silex | ||||
Cash | $350,000 | |||
Land | $200,000 | |||
Gain on sale | $150,000 | |||
Entry on Books of Procter | ||||
Land | $350,000 | |||
Cash | $350,000 | |||
Equity in income | $135,000 | |||
Investment in Silex | $135,000 | |||
B(1) | ||||
Gain on Sale of Land | $150,000 | |||
Land ($350,000 - $200,000) | $150,000 | |||
B(2) | Cost Method and Partial Equity Method | |||
Beg. Retained Earnings – Procter | $135,000 | |||
Beg. Non-controlling Interest | $15,000 | |||
Land | $150,000 | |||
Complete Equity Method | ||||
Investment in Silex Company | $135,000 | |||
Beg/ Non-controlling Interest | $15,000 | |||
Land | $150,000 | |||
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