On October 28, 2018, Mercedes Company committed to a plan to
sell a division that qualified as a component of the entity
according to GAAP regarding discontinued operations and was
properly classified as held for sale on December 31, 2018, the end
of the company's fiscal year. The division's loss from operations
for 2018 was $1,960,000.
The division's book value and fair value less cost to sell on
December 31 were $2,890,000 and $3,550,000, respectively. What
before-tax amount(s) should Mercedes report as loss on discontinued
operations in its 2018 income statement?
Loss from discontinued operations = $1,960,000
Book value of discontinued division = $2,890,000
Fair value of discontinued division = $3,550,000
Gain on disposal of discontinued division = Fair value of discontinued division - Book value of discontinued division
= 3,550,000 - 2,890,000
= $660,000
Before-tax amount Mercedes should report as loss on discontinued operations in its 2018 income statement = Loss from discontinued operations - Gain on disposal of discontinued division
= 1,960,000 - 660,000
= $1,300,000
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