Varton Corp

question 100

Essay

Varton Corp. acquired all of the voting common stock of Caleb Co. on January 1, 2013. Varton owned some land with a book value of $84,000 that was sold to Caleb for its fair value of $120,000. How should this transaction be accounted for by the consolidated entity?

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