Julip Corporation purchased a 25% interest in Krov Corporation on January 2, 2017, for $1,000. At that time, the carrying amount of Krov's net assets was $3,600. Any excess of the cost of the investment over Julip's share of Krov's carrying amount can be attributed to unrecorded intangibles with a useful life of 20 years. Krov declared and paid a dividend of $12 and reported net income of $60 for its year ended December 31, 2017. Prepare Julip's 2017 entries to record all transactions and events related to the investment in its associate. Assume that Julip is a publicly accountable enterprise that applies IFRS.
Solution:
Journal entries in the books of Julip Corporation
Date | Particulars | Debit($) | Credit($) |
Jan 2 | Julip Corporation Investments A/c Dr | $925 | |
Intangible asset A/c Dr | $75 | ||
To Cash A/c | $1,000 | ||
(To record investment made in Julip Corporation) | |||
Bank A/c Dr | $3 | ||
To Dividend Income A/c ($12*25%) | $3 | ||
(To record dividend received on investment in Krov Corporation) | |||
Dec 31 | Krov Corporation investments A/c Dr | $15 | |
To Share of profit of associates A/c ($60*25%) | $15 | ||
(To record to record investment value invrease by adjusting share of income in Krov Corporation) | |||
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