Assignment
Business combination valuation entries, pre-acquisition entries subsequent to acquisition
Robert Ltd acquired all the issued shares (cum div.) of Matt Ltd on 1 July 2015. At this date the financial position of Matt Ltd was as follows:
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Plant
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$200 000
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176 400 $
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Accumulated depreciation
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(25 600)
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Goodwill
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4 800
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Receivables
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15 200
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15 200
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Cash
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5 000
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5 000
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Inventory
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15 000
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19 000
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214 400
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Share capital: 120 000 shares
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120 000
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General reserve
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23 200
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Retained earnings
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44 000
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Provisions
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19 200
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19 200
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Dividend payable
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8 000
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8 000
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214 400
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The assets of Matt Ltd did not include a patent that was valued by Robert Ltd at $10 000. Its useful life was considered to be 5 years, with benefits being received equally over that period. The plant was considered to have a further 10-year life and is depreciated on a straight-line basis. All the inventory was sold by 30 June 2016. The goodwill on hand at 1 July 2015 was written off as the result of an impairment test conducted in June 2017. The dividend on hand at 1 July 2015 was paid in August 2015.
In exchange for the shares in Matt Ltd, Robert Ltd gave the following consideration:
• 50 000 shares in Robert Ltd, each share having a fair value of $2.00 per share.
• Cash of $40 000.
• Artworks having a fair value of $60 000.
Robert Ltd incurred legal and accounting costs of $5000 and share issue costs of $4000.
In January 2019, Matt Ltd paid a bonus dividend of $40 000, being one share for every three shares held, the dividend being paid from retained earnings on hand at 1 July 2015.
The tax rate is 30%.
Required
Prepare the consolidation worksheet entries for consolidated financial statements prepared by Robert Ltd at 30 June 2020.