Reference no: EM133724650
Corporate Accounting Assignment
Assignment Question
The following financial statements of Artificial Ltd and its subsidiary Intelligence Ltd have been extracted from their financial records at 30 June 2023.
The accounts of the two companies are presented below.
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Artificial Ltd
$
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IntelligenceLtd
$
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Sales
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839 250
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725 000
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Cost of goods sold
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(580 000)
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(297500)
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Gross profit
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259250
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427500
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Dividends revenue
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116250
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-
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Management fee revenue
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33125
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-
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Gain on sale of plant
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44 750
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453 375
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427 500
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Less Expenses
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|
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Administrative expenses
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(38 500)
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(48 375)
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Depreciation
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(30 625)
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(71 000)
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Management fee expense
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-
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(33 125)
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Other expenses
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(126 375)
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(96 250)
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Profit before tax
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256 875
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178750
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Tax expense
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76875
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52750
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Profit after tax
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180 000
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126 000
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Retained earnings 1 July 2022
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399250
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299 000
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579250
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425 000
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Dvidends paid
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(171 750)
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(116 250)
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Retained earnings 30 June 2023
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407 500
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308750
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Statement of financial position
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Artificial Ltd
$
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Intelligence Ltd
$
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Shareholders' equity
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|
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Retained earnings
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407500
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308750
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Share capital
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437500
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250 000
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Liabilities
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|
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Accounts payable
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-
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57875
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Tax payable
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100 000
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31250
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Non-current liabilities
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|
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Loans
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236 000
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145 000
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1 181 000
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792 875
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Assets
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|
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Accounts receivable
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74 250
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77 875
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Inventory
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115 000
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36250
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Non-current assets
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|
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Land and buildings
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198 750
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407 500
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Plant - at cost
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400 000
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444 750
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Accumulated depreciation
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(107 000)
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(173 500)
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Investment in Intelligence Ltd
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500 000
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-
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1 181 000
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792 875
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Other information:
• Artificial Ltd acquired its 100 percent interest in Intelligence Ltd on 1 July 2016 - seven years earlier. The cost of the investment was $500 000. At that date the capital and reserves of Intelligence Ltd were: $
Share capital 250 000
Retained earnings 200 000
450 000
At the date of acquisition all assets were considered to be fairly valued.
• In applying the impairment test for goodwill in the current year, the directors have determined that a write-down of $3750 is required for consolidation purposes. The cumulative goodwill impairment write-downs for prior years amounted to $20 000.
• During the year Artificial Ltd made total sales to Intelligence Ltd of $81 250, while Intelligence Ltd sold $65 000 in inventory to Artificial Ltd.
• The opening inventory in Artificial Ltd at 1 July 2022 included inventory acquired from Intelligence Ltd for $52 500 that cost Intelligence Ltd $43 750 to produce.
• The closing inventory in Artifical Ltd includes inventory acquired from Intelligence at a cost of $42 000. This cost Inteligence Ltd $35 000 to produce.
• The closing inventory of Intelligence Ltd includes inventory acquired from Artificial Ltd at a cost of $15 000. This cost Artificial Ltd $12 000 to produce.
• An item of plant and equipment owned by Artificial Ltd was sold to Intelligence Ltd on 1 July 2022 for $145 000 when its carrying amount was $101 250 (cost $168 750, accumulated depreciation of $67500). This plant is assessed as having a remaining useful life of six yearys.
The Group has a policy of measuring its property, plant and equipment using the ‘cost model'.
• Intelligence paid management fees to Artificial Ltd.
• The tax rate is 30%.
Required
Question 1. Prepare an acquisition analysis.
Question 2. Prepare the consolidation journal entries necessary to prepare consolidated accounts for the year ending 30 June 2023 for the group comprising Artificial Ltd and Intelligence Ltd. Provide a brief explanation(3-4 lines) for each of the consolidation journal entries, explaining why the entry is being made.
Question 3. Prepare the consolidation worksheet for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2023. Prepare the consolidated statement of profit or loss only for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Question 4. Following consolidation, should dividends paid to the parent entity by its subsidiaries be shown in the economic entity's financial statements? In the consolidated financial statements, which dividends would be shown?
Question 5. If a subsidiary sells inventory to the parent entity and some of the inventory is still on hand at year end, what adjustments are necessary at year end? Further, will adjustments be required to restate the balance of opening inventory as at the beginning of the next financial period?