Reference no: EM132949778

Alfonso Inc. acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of BelAire Company on January 1, 2020. In exchange, Alfonso paid $207,250 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, Alfonso's stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with BelAire subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. BelAire's assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit.

The following shows fair values for the BelAire reporting unit for January 1, 2020 along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2021.

BelAire Reporting Unit        Fair Values 1/1/20              Carrying Amounts 12/31/21

Cash                                       $75,500                                 $43,500

Receivables                           199,250                                    238,500

Inventory                              210,250                                  253,500

Patents                                 658,000                                781,500

Customer relationships              507,250                              484,000

Equipment (net)                       348,000                             246,000

Goodwill                                      ?                              472,000

Accounts payable                  (184,500)                        (262,000)

Long-term liabilities                  (578,500)                      (482,000)

Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance.

Problem 1: Prepare Alfonso's journal entry to record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the BelAire merger on January 1, 2020. Note: Enter cash paid and cash received as two separate amounts.

Problem 2: On December 31, 2021, Alfonso opts to forgo any goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and estimates that the total fair value of the entire BelAire reporting unit is $1,655,000. What amount of goodwill impairment, if any, should Alfonso recognize on its 2021 income statement?