River Co Owned 80% of Boat Inc

question 100

Multiple Choice

River Co. owned 80% of Boat Inc. The two companies filed a consolidated income tax return and River used the initial value method to account for the investment. The following information was available from the two companies' financial statements: Operating income included net unrealized gains, which are associated with transfers of inventories between the two companies, but it did not include dividends received from a subsidiary. The income tax rate was 30%.
-What was the amount of income tax expense that should have been assigned to Boat using the percentage allocation method?

• A) $31,500
• B) $32,750
• C) $36,000
• D) $32,660
• E) $30,390

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