On January 1, 2019, a Company Issued 6,000 New Common

On January 1, 2019, A Company issued 6,000 new common shares to the shareholders of B Corporation for all of their shares in B Corporation. Prior to the new share issuance by A Company, it had 5,000 common shares issued and outstanding. The former shareholders of B Corporation would now own 55% (6,000/11,000) of the outstanding shares. What is the outcome of this transaction?

A) The legal parent, A Company, is treated as the subsidiary and the legal subsidiary, B Corporation, is treated as the parent for reporting purposes. Therefore, the consolidated balance sheet would incorporate B Corporation's net assets at carrying value and A Company's net assets at fair value.
B) Since A Company shares were issued to the shareholders of B Company for the purchase, A Company will be the parent company and B Corporation, the subsidiary for reporting purposes. Therefore, the consolidated balance sheet would incorporate A Company's net assets at carrying value and B Corporation's net assets at fair value.
C) Since neither A Company nor B Corporation can be identified as the acquirer, the consolidated balance sheet would incorporate A Company's net assets at carrying value and B Corporation's net assets at carrying value.
D) Since neither A Company nor B Corporation can be identified as the acquirer, consolidated financial statements are not required. Each entity is only required to prepare separate entity financial statements