Question

PrintItem 4Item 4 On November 8, 2018, Power Corp. sold land to Wood Co., its wholly owned subsidiary. The land cost $61,500 and was sold to Wood for $89,000. For consolidated financial statement reporting purposes, when must the gain on the sale of the land be recognized?

Answer 1

Answer: When Wood Co. sells the land to a third party.

Explanation: As stated in the question, Wood Co. who purchased the land is a subsidiary of the seller, Power Corp., the parent company. In a consolidated financial statement whereby financial reports of all entities, subsidiaries and all financial attachment of a corporate establishment is accounted for.

Power Corp. owns the entirety of Woods Co. and therefore during a consolidated financial statement reporting, the profit made by Power Corp. from the sale of the land must be recorded when the land is purchased from Woods Co. by a third party.