Reference no: EM132962508

On 1 July 2017, Pacific Ltd acquired all the shares of Ascot Ltd for $5,000,000. The equity of Ascot Ltd at 1 July 2016 was:

Share capital       $3,400,000
Retained earnings    $680,000
General reserve         $315,000
Other reserve                $170,000

At this date, all identifiable assets and liabilities of Ascot Ltd were recorded at fair value except for a building which had a carrying amount of $300,000 and a fair value of $350,000. The building had original cost of $600,000. The building will be used for a further five (5) years and then demolished for future expansion. Both companies use straight-line depreciation. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment and at 30 June 2020, the value of goodwill was not impaired. The tax rate is 30%.

The following information about transactions between the two entities is provided below:

• The beginning inventory of Ascot Ltd included inventory bought from Pacific Ltd in the previous year for $30,000. This was $6,000 above the original cost to Pacific Ltd.
• The ending inventory of Pacific Ltd included goods bought from Ascot Ltd costing $16,000. The original cost to Ascot Ltd was $12,000. 30% of this batch of inventory sold before 30 June 2020.
• During the year Ascot Ltd undertook an advertising campaign for Pacific Ltd. Pacific Ltd was charged and paid $3,000 Ascot Ltd for this service. Pacific Ltd received an interim dividend of $6,000 during the year ended 30 June 2020.

Required:

Problem 1: Prepare the acquisition analysis at 1 July 2017.

Problem 2: Prepare the business combination valuation entries and pre-acquisition entries at 1 July 2017.

Problem 3: Prepare the business combination valuation entries and pre-acquisition entries at 30 June 2020.

Problem 4: Prepare the journal entries to eliminate the effects of intragroup transactions at 30 June 2020.