During 2020, Spokane Ltd $\frac { 840,000 } {\$1,200,000 }$ How Should the Difference Between the Fair Value of the Corp

question 47

Multiple Choice

During 2020, Spokane Ltd. purchased the net assets of Tacoma Corp. for $ 635,000. On the date of the transaction, Tacoma reported $ 200,000 in liabilities. As well, the fair value of Tacoma's assets was: Current assets.........................................$360,000
Noncurrent assets.................................... $\frac { 840,000 } {\$1,200,000 }$ How should the difference between the fair value of the net assets acquired and the cost be accounted for by Spokane?

• A) The difference should be credited to retained earnings.
• B) The difference should be recognized as a gain in net income.
• C) The noncurrent assets should be reduced appropriately.
• D) The difference should be prorated between the current and the noncurrent assets.

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