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Lane Ltd became a wholly owned subsidiary of Grant Ltd on 1 October 20X5.  The Grant Ltd Group has the year-end of 30 September.  On 1 April 20X6, Lane Ltd sold a plant to Grant Ltd for $430,000. At the date of sale, the plant had an original cost to Lane Ltd of $480,000 and accumulated depreciation of $90,000.  What entry would be posted as part of consolidation adjustments for the year ended 30 September 20X7 to eliminate the unrealised profit on the sale of the plant (ignore depreciation adjustments)? The applicable tax rate is 30%. a. Dr Gain on sale   $50,000Dr Plant                $50,000     Cr Accumulated depreciation       $100,000Dr Deferred tax asset           $15,000     Cr Income tax expense                  $15,000 b. Dr Opening Retained Earnings $40,000Dr Plant                                         $50,000     Cr Accumulated depreciation             $90,000Dr Deferred tax asset    $12,000     Cr Income tax expense               $12,000 c. Dr Accumulated depreciation $90,000     Cr Plant                                                 $50,000     Cr Opening Retained Earnings         $40,000Dr Income tax expense             $12,000     Cr Deferred tax liability                      $12,000 d. Dr Opening Retained Earnings  $40,000Dr Plant                                          $50,000     Cr Accumulated depreciation                $90,000Dr Deferred tax asset    $12,000    Cr Opening Retained Earnings         $12,000

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Lane Ltd became a wholly owned subsidiary of Grant Ltd on 1 October 20X5.  The Grant Ltd Group has the year-end of 30 September.  On 1 April 20X6, Lane Ltd sold a plant to Grant Ltd for 430,000.Atthedateofsale,theplanthadanoriginalcosttoLaneLtdof430,000. At the date of sale, the plant had an original cost to Lane Ltd of 480,000 and accumulated depreciation of 90,000. Whatentrywouldbepostedaspartofconsolidationadjustmentsfortheyearended30September20X7toeliminatetheunrealisedprofitonthesaleoftheplant(ignoredepreciationadjustments)?Theapplicabletaxrateis3090,000.  What entry would be posted as part of consolidation adjustments for the year ended 30 September 20X7 to eliminate the unrealised profit on the sale of the plant (ignore depreciation adjustments)? The applicable tax rate is 30%. a. Dr Gain on sale   50,000Dr Plant                50,000    CrAccumulateddepreciation      50,000     Cr Accumulated depreciation       100,000Dr Deferred tax asset           15,000    CrIncometaxexpense                 15,000     Cr Income tax expense                  15,000 b. Dr Opening Retained Earnings 40,000DrPlant                                        40,000Dr Plant                                         50,000     Cr Accumulated depreciation             90,000DrDeferredtaxasset   90,000Dr Deferred tax asset    12,000     Cr Income tax expense               12,000c.DrAccumulateddepreciation12,000 c. Dr Accumulated depreciation 90,000     Cr Plant                                                 50,000    CrOpeningRetainedEarnings        50,000     Cr Opening Retained Earnings         40,000Dr Income tax expense             12,000    CrDeferredtaxliability                     12,000     Cr Deferred tax liability                      12,000 d. Dr Opening Retained Earnings  40,000DrPlant                                         40,000Dr Plant                                          50,000     Cr Accumulated depreciation                90,000DrDeferredtaxasset   90,000Dr Deferred tax asset    12,000    Cr Opening Retained Earnings         $12,000

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The correct entry would be option b.

Here's the step-by-step explanation:

  1. Calculate the profit on sale: The plant was sold for 430,000,butitoriginallycost430,000, but it originally cost 480,000 and had accumulated depreciation of 90,000.So,thecarryingamountoftheplantatthetimeofsalewas90,000. So, the carrying amount of the plant at the time of sale was 480,000 - 90,000=90,000 = 390,000. The profit on sale is therefore 430,000430,000 - 390,000 = $40,000.

  2. This profit is unrealised because it was a transaction within the group, so it needs to be eliminated from the consolidated accounts. This is done by debiting (decreasing) opening retained earnings by $40,000.

  3. The plant needs to be recorded at its original cost to Lane Ltd in the consolidated accounts, not the price it was sold for. This is done by debiting (increasing) the plant account by $50,000.

  4. The accumulated depreciation also needs to be adjusted to the amount before the sale. This is done by crediting (decreasing) the accumulated depreciation account by $90,000.

  5. The tax effect of the unrealised profit also needs to be accounted for. The tax on the profit is 40,0003040,000 * 30% = 12,000. This is done by debiting (increasing) the deferred tax asset account by 12,000andcrediting(decreasing)theincometaxexpenseaccountby12,000 and crediting (decreasing) the income tax expense account by 12,000.

So, the correct entry is:

Dr Opening Retained Earnings 40,000DrPlant40,000 Dr Plant 50,000 Cr Accumulated depreciation 90,000DrDeferredtaxasset90,000 Dr Deferred tax asset 12,000 Cr Income tax expense $12,000

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