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IOU Inc Purchased All of the Outstanding Common Shares of UNI

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IOU Inc. purchased all of the outstanding common shares of UNI Inc. for $800,000. On the date of acquisition, UNI's assets included $2,000,000 of Inventory and Land with a Book value of $120,000.UNI also had $1,400,000 in Liabilities on that date. UNI's book values were equal to their fair market values, with the exception of the company's Land, which was estimated to have a fair market value which was $50,000 higher than its book value.
Parent Company acquires Subsidiary Company's common shares for cash. On the date of acquisition, Subsidiary had Goodwill of $100,000 on its books. Which of the following statements regarding Subsidiary's Goodwill on the date of acquisition is correct?


A) Subsidiary's goodwill is considered as an identifiable asset and should therefore be included in Parent Company's Acquisition Differential calculation.
B) Subsidiary's goodwill is considered as an identifiable asset and should therefore be excluded from Parent Company's Acquisition Differential calculation.
C) Subsidiary's goodwill is not considered as an identifiable asset and should therefore be excluded from Parent Company's Acquisition Differential calculation.
D) Subsidiary's goodwill is not considered as an identifiable asset and should therefore be included in Parent Company's Acquisition Differential calculation.

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