Parent Corporation Owns All of Subsidiary Corporation's Stock

question 65

Multiple Choice

Parent Corporation owns all of Subsidiary Corporation's stock. In addition, Parent Corporation owns $100,000 (face amount and basis) of Subsidiary Corporation's bonds. When Subsidiary Corporation is completely liquidated, it distributes property with a $70,000 adjusted basis and a $100,000 FMV to Parent Corporation in redemption of the Subsidiary Corporation bonds. Following the liquidation, Parent Corporation will have a basis in the Subsidiary Corporation property received for the bonds of

• A)$0.
• B)$70,000.
• C)$100,000.
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Undervalued

Describes a security or other type of investment that is selling for a price presumed to be less than its true intrinsic value.

Overvalued

A term describing a situation in which a security or an asset is trading at a price exceeding its intrinsic value.

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest, also known as minority interest, represents the portion of a subsidiary company’s equity that is not owned by the parent company.

Acquisition Method

An accounting technique used in consolidating the financial statements of a group of companies when one acquires control over the other.