Pawl Corporation acquired 90% of Snab Corporation on January 1, 2014 for $72,000 cash when Snab's stockholders' equity consisted of $30,000 of Capital Stock and $30,000 of Retained Earnings. The difference between the fair value of Pawl's assets and liabilities and the book value was allocated to a plant asset with a remaining 10-year straight-line life that was overvalued on the books by $5,000. The remainder was attributable to goodwill. The separate company statements for Pawl and Snab appear in the first two columns of the partially completed consolidation working papers.
Required:
Complete the consolidation working papers for Pawl and Snab for the year 2014.

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The Answer of Pawl Corporation acquired 90% of Snab Corporation on January 1, 2014 for $72,000 cash when Snab's stockholders' equity consisted of $30,000 of Capital Stock and $30,000 of Retained Earnings. The difference between the fair value of Pawl's assets and liabilities and the book value was allocated to a plant asset with a remaining 10-year straight-line life that was overvalued on the books by $5,000. The remainder was attributable to goodwill. The separate company statements for Pawl and Snab appear in the first two columns of the partially completed consolidation working papers.
Required:
Complete the consolidation working papers for Pawl and Snab for the year 2014.

Pawl Corporation Acquired 90% of Snab Corporation on January 1