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Upstream Intercompany Building Transactions Shiek Shoes sold an administrative building to its parent, Pearl Industries,...

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Upstream Intercompany Building Transactions

Shiek Shoes sold an administrative building to its parent, Pearl Industries, on January 1, 2015 for $8,000,000. At the time of the sale, the building was carried on Shieks books at original cost of $10,000,000, with $8,500,000 of accumulated depreciation. At the date of sale, the building had a remaining life of 20 years, and straight-line depreciation is appropriate. It is now December 31, 2017, the end of the accounting year, and you are preparing the working papers to consolidate the trail balances of Pearl and Shiek. Pearl still owns the building.

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a.) Prepare the required eliminating entries for its intercompany building at December 31, 2017, consolidation working paper.

b.) What balances does Pearl report in its own trial balance for this building at December 31, 2017? Consider these balances: building, original cost: accumulated depreciation, building; depreciation expense, building. What balances should be reported on the consolidated trial balance? Show how the eliminating entries in part a adjust Pearls book balances to the correct consolidated balances.

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