The Executor of Danny Mack's Estate Has Listed the Following

question 50

Essay

The executor of Danny Mack's estate has listed the following properties at fair value: Cash $200,000, Life Insurance Receivable $500,000, Investment in Stocks and Bonds $50,000, Rental Property $100,000, and Personal Property $80,000. Additionally, the executor found $100,000 of various debts incurred before the decedent's death. The cost of Danny Mack's funeral was $20,000.Prepare the journal entry for claims of $100,000 made against the estate for various debts incurred before the decedent's death, and $20,000 for funeral expense bills.

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Definitions:

Consolidated Net Income

The combined net income of a parent company and its subsidiaries, factoring in the effects of intercompany transactions.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used for recording investments in associate companies where the investment is initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the investor’s share of the net profits or losses of the investee.

Consolidation Worksheet Entries

Journal entries used in preparing consolidated financial statements, helping to adjust and eliminate internal transactions between parent and subsidiary entities.

Fair Value

An estimate of the price at which an asset or liability could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties.