SOLUTIONS MANUAL for Advanced Accounting, 15th Edition by Joe Ben Hoyle, Schaefer and Doupnik | Complete 19 Chapters

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ADVANCED ACCOUNTING 15TH EDITION BY JOE BEN HOYLE, THOMAS
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CHAPTER 1 v




v THE EQUITY METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR INVESTMENTS
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Chapter Outline v




I. Four methods are principally used to account for an investment in equity securities along
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with a fair value option.
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A. Fair value method: applied by an investor when only a small percentage of a
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company‘s voting stock is held.
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1. The investor recognizes income when the investee declares a dividend.
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2. Portfolios are reported at fair value. If fair values are unavailable, investment is
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reported at cost.
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B. Cost Method: applied to investments without a readily determinable fair value. When
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the fair value of an investment in equity securities is not readily determinable, and
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the investment provides neither significant influence nor control, the investment may
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be measured at cost. The investment remains at cost unless
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1. A demonstrable impairment occurs for the investment, or
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2. An observable price change occurs for identical or similar investments of the same
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The investor typically recognizes its share of investee dividends declared as dividend
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income.
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C. Consolidation: when one firm controls another (e.g., when a parent has a majority v v v v v v v v v v v v


interest in the voting stock of a subsidiary or control through variable interests,
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their financial statements are consolidated and reported for the combined entity.
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D. Equity method: applied when the investor has the ability to exercise significant
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influence over operating and financial policies of the investee.
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1. Ability to significantly influence investee is indicated by several factors including
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representation on the board of directors, participation in policy-making, etc.
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2. GAAP guidelines presume the equity method is applicable if 20 to 50 percent of the
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, outstanding voting stock of the investee is held by the investor.
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Current financial reporting standards allow firms to elect to use fair value for any new
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investment in equity shares including those where the equity method would otherwise
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apply. However, the option, once taken, is irrevocable. The investor recognizes both
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investee dividends and changes in fair value over time as income.
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II. Accounting for an investment: the equity method
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A. The investor adjusts the investment account to reflect all changes in the equity of the
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investee company.
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B. The investor accrues investee income when it is reported in the investee‘s financial
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statements.
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C. Dividends declared by the investee create a reduction in the carrying amount of the
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Investment account. This book assumes all investee dividends are declared and paid
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in the same reporting period.
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III. Special accounting procedures used in the application of the equity method
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A. Reporting a change to the equity method when the ability to significantly influence an
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investee is achieved through a series of acquisitions.
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1. Initial purchase(s) will be accounted for by means of the fair value method (or at
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cost) until the ability to significantly influence is attained.
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2. When the ability to exercise significant influence occurs following a series of stock
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purchases, the investor applies the equity method prospectively. The total fair
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value at the date significant influence is attained is compared to the investee‘s
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book value to determine future excess fair value amortizations.
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B. Investee income from other than continuing operations
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1. The investor recognizes its share of investee reported other comprehensive
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income (OCI) through the investment account and the investor‘s own OCI.
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2. Income items such as discontinued operations that are reported separately by the
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investee should be shown in the same manner by the investor. The materiality of
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these other investee income elements (as it affects the investor) continues to be
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a criterion for separate disclosure.
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1. Losses reported by the investee create corresponding losses for the investor.
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2. A permanent decline in the fair value of an investee‘s stock should be recognized
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immediately by the investor as an impairment loss.
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3. Investee losses can possibly reduce the carrying value of the investment account
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to a zero balance. At that point, the equity method ceases to be applicable and
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the fair-value method is subsequently used.
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D. Reporting the sale of an equity investment v v v v v v


1. The investor applies the equity method until the disposal date to establish a proper
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book value.
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2. Following the sale, the equity method continues to be appropriate if enough shares
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are still held to maintain the investor‘s ability to significantly influence the investee.
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If that ability has been lost, the fair-value method is subsequently used.
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IV. Excess investment cost over book value acquired
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A. The price an investor pays for equity securities often differs significantly from the
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investee‘s underlying book value primarily because the historical cost based
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accounting model does not keep track of changes in a firm‘s fair value.
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B. Payments made in excess of underlying book value can sometimes be identified with
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specific investee accounts such as inventory or equipment.
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C. An extra acquisition price can also be assigned to anticipated benefits that are
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expected to be derived from the investment. In accounting, these amounts are
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presumed to reflect an intangible asset referred to as goodwill. Goodwill is
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calculated as any excess payment that is not attributable to specific identifiable
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assets and liabilities of the investee. Because goodwill is an indefinite-lived asset, it
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V. Deferral of intra-entity gross profit in inventory
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A. The investor‘s share of intra-entity profits in ending inventory are not recognized until
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the transferred goods are either consumed or until they are resold to unrelated
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B. Downstream sales of inventory v v v


1. ―Downstream‖ refers to transfers made by the investor to the investee. v v v v v v v v v v


2. Intra-entity gross profits from sales are initially deferred under the equity method v v v v v v v v v v v


and then recognized as income at the time of the inventory‘s eventual disposal.
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3. The amount of gross profit to be deferred is the investor‘s ownership percentage
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multiplied by the markup on the merchandise remaining at the end of the year.
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C. Upstream sales of inventory v v v


1. ―Upstream‖ refers to transfers made by the investee to the investor. v v v v v v v v v v


2. Under the equity method, the deferral process for intra-entity gross profits is
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identical for upstream and downstream transfers. The procedures are separately
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identified in Chapter One because the handling does vary within the
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Answers to Discussion Questions v v v




The textbook includes discussion questions to stimulate student thought and discussion. These
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questions are also designed to allow students to consider relevant issues that might otherwise
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be overlooked. Some of these questions may be addressed by the instructor in class to motivate
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student discussion. Students should be encouraged to begin by defining the issue(s) in each
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case. Next, authoritative accounting literature (FASB ASC) or other relevant literature can be
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consulted as a preliminary step in arriving at logical actions. Frequently, the FASB Accounting
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Standards Codification will provide the necessary support.
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Unfortunately, in accounting, definitive resolutions to financial reporting questions are not always
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available. Students often seem to believe that all accounting issues have been resolved in the
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past so that accounting education is only a matter of learning to apply historically prescribed
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procedures. However, in actual practice, the only real answer is often the one that provides the
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fairest representation of the firm‘s transactions. If an authoritative solution is not available,
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students should be directed to list all of the issues involved and the consequences of possible
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alternative actions. The various factors presented can be weighed to produce a viable solution.
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The discussion questions are designed to help students develop research and critical thinking
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skills in addressing issues that go beyond the purely mechanical elements of accounting.
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, Did the Cost Method Invite Manipulation?
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The cost method of accounting for investments often caused a lack of objectivity in reported
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income figures. With a large block of the investee‘s voting shares, an investor could influence the
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amount and timing of the investee‘s dividend declarations. Thus, when enjoying a good earnings
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year, an investor might influence the investee to withhold declaring a dividend until needed in a
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subsequent year. Alternatively, if the investor judged that its current year earnings ―needed a
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boost,‖ it might influence the investee to declare a current year dividend. The equity method
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effectively removes managers‘ ability to increase current income (or defer income to future
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periods) through their influence over the timing and amounts of investee dividend declarations.
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At first glance it may seem that the fair value method allows managers to manipulate income
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because investee dividends are recorded as income by the investor. However, dividends paid
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typically are accompanied by a decrease in fair value (also recognized in income), thus leaving
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reported net income unaffected.
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Does the Equity Method Really Apply Here?
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The discussion in the case between the two accountants is limited to the reason for the
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investment acquisition and the current percentage of ownership. Instead, they should be
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examining the actual interaction that currently exists between the two companies. Although the
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ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies appears to be a
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rather vague criterion, ASC 323 "Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures," clearly
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specifies actual events that indicate this level of authority (paragraph 323-10-15-6):
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Ability to exercise that influence may be indicated in several ways, such as representation on the
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board of directors, participation in policy-making processes, material intra-entity transactions,
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interchange of managerial personnel, or technological dependency. Another important
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consideration is the extent of ownership by an investor in relation to the concentration of other
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shareholdings, but substantial or majority ownership of the voting stock of an investee company
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by another investor does not necessarily preclude the ability to exercise significant influence by
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the investor.
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In this case, the accountants would be wise to determine whether Dennis Bostitch or any other
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vmember of the Highland Laboratories administration is participating in the management of
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vAbraham, Inc. If any individual from Highland's organization is on Abraham‘s board of directors
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vor is participating in management decisions, the equity method would seem to be appropriate.
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Likewise, if significant transactions have occurred between the companies (such as loans by
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vHighland to Abraham), the ability to apply significant influence becomes much more evident.
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However, if James Abraham continues to operate Abraham, Inc., with little or no regard for
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Highland, the equity method should not be applied. This possibility seems especially likely in this
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case since one stockholder, James Abraham, continues to hold a majority (2/3) of the voting
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vstock. Thus, evidence of the ability to apply significant influence must be present before the
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equity method is viewed as applicable. The mere holding of 1/3 of the stock is not conclusive.
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