Accounting for Equity
Securities—Influential
The Dunn Company had the following transactions and adjustment
related to a stock investment:
2016 | |
Jan. 15 | Purchased 12,000 shares of Van, Inc.’s common stock at $10 per share plus a brokerage commission of $900. These shares represent a 30 percent ownership of Van’s common stock. |
Dec. 31 | Received a cash dividend of $2.25 per share of common stock from Van. |
Dec. 31 | Made the adjusting entry to reflect income from the Van stock investment. Van’s 2016 net income is $85,000. |
2017 | |
Jan. 20 | Sold all 12,000 shares of the Van common stock for $125,500. |
Record the transactions and adjustment of the Dunn Company using journal entries.
Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
Jan. 15, 2016 | Stock investment-influential (Van) | 120900 | |
Cash [(12000 x $10) + $900] | 120900 | ||
(To record purchase of equity securities) | |||
Dec. 31, 2016 | Cash (12000 x $2.25) | 27000 | |
Stock investment-influential (Van) | 27000 | ||
(To record receipt of dividend) | |||
Dec. 31, 2016 | Stock investment-influential (Van) (30% x $85000) | 25500 | |
Income from stock investment-influential | 25500 | ||
(To record portion of Van's net income) | |||
Jan. 20, 2017 | Cash | 125500 | |
Gain on sale of investment | 6100 | ||
Stock investment-influential (Van) | 119400 | ||
(To record sale of equity securities) |
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