Chapter 1, Problem 24P

Fairbanks Corporation purchased 400 shares of Sherman Inc. common stock for $13,200 (Fairbanks does not have significant influence). During the year, Sherman paid a cash dividend of $3.25 per share. At year-end, Sherman stock was selling for $34.50 per share. Prepare Fairbanks' journal entries to record (a) the purchase of the investment, (b) the dividends received, and (c) the fair value adjustment. (Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.)

Simmons Corporation owns stock of Armstrong, Inc. Prior to 2020, the investment was accounted for using the equity method. In early 2020, Simmons sold part of its investment in Armstrong, and began using the fair value method. In 2020, Armstrong earned net income of $80,000 and paid dividends of $95,000. Prepare Simmons's entries related to Armstrong's net income and dividends, assuming Simmons now owns 10% of Armstrong's stock.

Tane., owns 25 percent of JPW Company and applies the equity method. During the current year, Jubilee buys inventory costing $75,800 and then sells it to JPW for $124,000. At the end of the year, JPW still holds only $24,200 of merchandise. What amount of gross profit must Jubilee defer in reporting this investment using the equity method?

You work for an accountancy firm. You have been asked to provide advice to clients about the following transactions:On 1 October 2022, Shikipisha, a listed company, purchased 90% of the ordinary shares of Allan. Allan, which ceased trading one week prior to the share purchase, owns a manufacturing facility comprising of land and buildings as well as related equipment.The fair value of the land and buildings is similar to the fair value of the equipment. The acquisition of Allan only gained legal approval on the basis that all employees who worked at the facility are retained. There are no other assets, including any inventories, or processes transferred as part of the sale.Shikipisha proposes to account for the purchase of Allan as a business combination.Required:Advise whether the proposed treatments of the above two transactions are in accordance with IFS Standards.

Sage Corporation purchased 400 shares of Sherman Inc. common stock for $12,900 (Sage does not have significant influence). During the year, Sherman paid a cash dividend of $3.25 per share. At year-end, Sherman stock was selling for $37.00 per share.Prepare Sage's journal entries to record (a) the purchase of the investment, (b) the dividends received, and (c) the fair value adjustment. (Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (a) enter an account title to record the purchase of the investment enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   enter an account title to record the purchase of the investment enter a debit amount enter a credit amount (b) enter an account title to record the dividends…

Deirdre sold 192 shares of stock to her brother, James, for $5,760. Deirdre purchased the stock several years ago for $7,680. (Loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) b. What amount of gain or loss does James recognize if he sells the stock for $8,064? Recognized gain or loss

Connell purchased 300 shares of Zooco stock for $31,000, 20 years ago. On May 23 of the current year, Connell sold all the stock to his sister Anna for $22,000, its then fair market value. Connell realized no other gain or loss during the year. On July 26 of the current year, Anna sold the 300 shares of Zooco for $26,000. What was Anna's recognized gain or loss on her sale?   No gain or loss recognized $4,000 long-term gain $5,000 long-term loss $5,000 short-term loss $4,000 short-term gain

Kristoff purchased 250 shares of Marigold Company shares for $4,000 on February 2, 2022.  On August 2, 2022, he sold all 250 shares for $5,700.  What is the resulting gain or loss?  Is it a short-term or long-term capital gain or loss?

Please answer the following question: Facts:  Matthew sold 200 shares of Xerox stock on December 23, Year 1. The stock had a basis of $4,000 and was sold for $2,000, resulting in a $2,000 loss realized. On January 10 of Year 2, Matthew caused his IRA to purchase 400 shares of Xerox stock for $4,000. Issue: Assuming there are available capital gains, may Matthew deduct the $2,000 capital loss on the sale of his Xerox stock on his Year 1 tax return? 1) Give a simple, nontechnical 1 sentence answer to the question posed.   2) What is (are) the Code section(s) at issue?   3) Are any Treasury Regulations relevant? 4) List the case/ruling authority on which you relied to arrive at your answer (please provide the name of any case, not just a citation). 5) Provide a step-by-step description of how you arrived at your answer and located the primary sources that you used to support it (include a discussion of the case law or Ruling authority on which you relied)