Neill Company purchases 80 percent of the common stock of Stamford Company on January 1, 2017, when Stamford has the following stockholders’ equity accounts:
| Common stock—40,000 shares outstanding | $ | 100,000 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 75,000 | |||
| Retained earnings, 1/1/17 | 540,000 | |||
| Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 715,000 | ||
To acquire this interest in Stamford, Neill pays a total of $592,000. The acquisition-date fair value of the 20 percent noncontrolling interest was $148,000. Any excess fair value was allocated to goodwill, which has not experienced any impairment.
On January 1, 2018, Stamford reports retained earnings of $620,000. Neill has accrued the increase in Stamford’s retained earnings through application of the equity method.
On January 1, 2018, Stamford issues 10,000 additional shares of common stock for $15 per share. Neill does not acquire any of this newly issued stock.
How does this transaction affect the parent company’s Additional Paid-In Capital account?
How does this transaction affect the parent company’s Additional Paid-In Capital account?
| Neill Company | ||||||
| Adjusted acquisition-date fair value ($820,000 – $192,000) | 628000 | |||||
| New parent ownership (32,000 shs. ÷ 32,000 shs.) | 100% | |||||
| Fair value equivalency of parent's ownership | 628000 | |||||
| Parent's investment account ($592,000 + [80% × 80,000]) | 656000 | |||||
| Required adjustment—decrease | -28000 | |||||
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