On January 3, 2020, Bramble Limited purchased 3,900 (39%) of the common shares of Sonja...

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On January 3, 2020, Bramble Limited purchased 3,900 (39%) of the common shares of Sonja Corp. for $557,530. The following information is provided about the identifiable assets and liabilities of Sonja at the date of acquisition:
Carrying Amount Fair Value

Assets not subject to depreciation

$503,000 $503,000

Assets subject to depreciation (10 years remaining)

815,000 905,000

Total identifiable assets

1,318,000 1,408,000

Liabilities

91,000 91,000
During 2020, Sonja reported the following information on its statement of comprehensive income:
Income before discontinued operations $199,000
Discontinued operations (net of tax) (70,200 )
Net income and comprehensive income 128,800
Dividends declared and paid by Sonja November 15, 2020 77,000
Assume that the 39% interest is enough to make Sonja an associate of Bramble, and that Bramble is required to apply IFRS for its financial reporting. The fair value of Sonjas shares at December 31, 2020, is $148 per share.
Prepare the journal entry to record Brambles purchase of the Sonja shares on January 3, 2020. (Hint: Any unexplained payment represents unrecognized goodwill of Sonja.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Jan. 3, 2020

enter an account title for the journal entry on January 3

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title for the journal entry on January 3

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

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Prepare all necessary journal entries associated with Brambles investment in Sonja for 2020. Depreciable assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

enter an account title to record dividends collected

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record dividends collected

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

(To record dividends collected)

enter an account title to record investment income or loss

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record investment income or loss

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record investment income or loss

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

(To record investment income or loss)

enter an account title to record amortization of fair value difference

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record amortization of fair value difference

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

(To record amortization of fair value difference)

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Prepare the journal entry if you were informed that Brambles long-term business prospects had deteriorated and that the most Bramble could expect to recover in the future or to sell its investment in Sonja for at December 31, 2020, is $116 per share. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec. 31, 2020

enter an account title for the journal entry on December 31

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title for the journal entry on December 31

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

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