Tara Company Owns 80 Percent of the Common Stock of Stodd

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Tara Company owns 80 percent of the common stock of Stodd Inc. In the current year, Tara reports sales of $5,000,000 and cost of goods sold of $3,500,000. For the same period, Stodd has sales of $500,000 and cost of goods sold of $400,000. During the year, Stodd sold merchandise to Tara for $40,000 at a price based on the normal markup. At the end of the year, Tara still possesses 20 percent of this inventory. Prepare the consolidation entry to defer the unrealized gain.

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