Acquisiton of Subsidiary by Parent
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Acquisiton of Subsidiary by Parent

Acquisiton of Subsidiary by Parent

Acquisiton date of Subsidiary by the Parent                                     1/07/2018

% ownership of Parent in Subsidiary                                                 80

Subsidiary Share Capital at acquisition date                                     $1,500,000

Subsidiary Retained Earnings at acquisition date                             $300,500

Fair value adjustment at acquisition date

At acquisiton date, the fair value of Plant Touch-U in Subsidiary is  $1,600.00

Cost of Plant Touch-U  is                                                                         $1,300.00

At acquisition date, accumulated Depreciation of Plant Touch-U $900

At acquision date, the remaining useful life in years of Plant Touch U 4

Intra-group service  transaction

Subsidiary pays management fees to Parent during the financial year. This item is included in 'other' income and expenses 5500

"Intra-group inventory transaction: 

Parent sell inventory (Type-High) to subsidiary in current period"

During the current financial year Parent Ltd sold inventory to Subsidiary Ltd at a price of $26,000

The inventory cost Parent to produce                                                                                         $18,000

% of this inventory is still on hand with Subsidiary Ltd at the end of the financial year. 40

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Accounts and Finance Retained earnings are components of stakeholder’s equity on a balance sheet which signifies the accumulated earnings that accumulate to the parent. It matches the parent's retained earnings purely from its own operations added to parent's share in the subsidiary's net income. Share capital is the funds that a firm raises in exchange for issuing a tenure interest in the fi...

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