Question

A Parent Company owns 100% of its Subsidiary. During 2018, the Parent company reports net income (by itself, without any investment income from its Subsidiary) of $1,850,000 and the subsidiary reports net income of $700,000. The Parent had a bond payable outstanding on July 1, 2018, with a carrying value equal to $930,000. The Subsidiary acquired the bond on July 1, 2018 for $860,000. During 2018, the Parent reported interest expense (related to the bond) of $80,000 while the Subsidiary reported interest income (related to the bond) of $37,000.
What is consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2018?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2,593,000

Explanation:

The computation of consolidated net income is shown below:-

cancellation of excess of Interest expenses over Income = Interest expense - Interest income

= $80,000 - $37,000

= $43,000

Consolidated net income = Parent company Income + Subsidiary Income + cancellation of excess of Interest expenses over Income

= $1,850,000 + $700,000 + $43,000

= $2,593,000

So, for computing the consolidated net income we simply applied the above formula.