Question

Byte Computer Corporation acquired 90 percent of Nofail Software Company’s common stock on January 2, 20X3, by issuing preferred stock with a par value of $6 per share and a market value of $8.10 per share. A total of 10,000 shares of preferred stock was issued. Balance sheet data for the two companies immediately before the business combination are presented in E3-8.Prepare a consolidated balance sheet for the companies immediately after Byte obtains ownership of Nofail by issuing the preferred stock.

Answer 1

Answer: Step by step explanation of the consolidated balance sheet is given in the attached document.

Explanation:

Consolidated Balance Sheet

A consolidated balance sheet presents the assets and liabilities of a parent company and all its subsidiaries on a single document, with no distinctions on which items belong to which companies. If your company has $1 million in assets and it purchases subsidiaries with assets of $400,000 and $300,000, respectively, then your consolidated balance sheet will show $1.7 million in assets, and the sheet will commingle those assets. For example, in the asset section, accounts receivable will list the total amount of receivables held by all three companies.

When to Consolidate

A company must issue consolidated financial statements whenever it owns a controlling stake in another business – that is, whenever it owns more than 50 percent of that business. If the parent company owns 100 percent of the subsidiary, this is pretty straightforward. Complications arise, however, if the parent company owns a controlling stake with less than 100 percent ownership. Part of the subsidiary belongs to someone else, and that must be reflected on the balance sheet.