Pine Company purchased a 60% interest in the Scent Company on January 1, 20X1 for $360,000. On that date, the stockholders' equity of Scent Company was $450,000. Any excess cost on 1/1/X1 was attributable to goodwill. Pine purchased another 20% interest on January 1, 20X4 for $200,000. On January 1, 20X4, Scent Company's stockholders' equity was $700,000, the entire increase due to retained earnings. As part of the consolidation process, the excess of the price paid over book on the new block of shares is treated as
A)additional goodwill
B)a loss on acquisition of additional subsidiary shares
C)an increase to Pine's Investment in Scent account
D)a reduction in parent's paid-in capital in excess of par

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11eb11de_92f2_a717_ad38_1b6e8548a9fc_TB2014_00 If a company already owns a controlling interest and then purchases additional shares, as Pine did in this case, that purchase is viewed as a retirement of shares and nor gain or loss, nor goodwill is recognized for any difference between the price paid for those shares and their book value. The excess is first used to reduce existing paid-in capital in excess of par, and any balance is a debit to retained earnings.

Pine Company Purchased a 60% Interest in the Scent Company