On January 1, 2019, Aronsen Company acquired 90 percent of Siedel Company's outstanding shares. Siedel...

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imageimageimageimage On January 1, 2019, Aronsen Company acquired 90 percent of Siedel Company's outstanding shares. Siedel had a net book value on that date of $561,000 : common stock ( $10 par value) of $225,000 and retained earnings of $336,000. Aronsen paid $638,100 for this investment. The acquisition-date fair value of the 10 percent noncontrolling interest was $70,900. The excess fair value over book value associated with the acquisition was used to increase land by $66,400 and to recognize copyrights (16-year remaining life) at $81,600. Subsequent to the acquisition, Aronsen applied the initial value method to its investment account. In the 2019-2020 period, the subsidiary's retained earnings increased by $102,000. During 2021 , Siedel earned income of $85,000 while declaring $21,000 in dividends. Also, at the beginning of 2021 , Siedel issued 4,500 new shares of common stock for $38 per share to finance the expansion of its corporate facilities. Aronsen purchased none of these additional shares and therefore recorded no entry. Prepare the appropriate 2021 consolidation entries for these two companies. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) Consolidation Prepare Entry A to record the allocation for fair value. Note: Enter debits before credits. Consolidation Worksheet Entries

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