On June 30, 2018, Parent Company sold some land to its subsidiary for $240,000. The land had cost Parent Company $120,000 when it was acquired three years previously. The transaction was subject to income tax at a rate of 20%. On June 30, 2020, the subsidiary sold the land to an outside party for $275,000. This transaction was also subject to income tax at a 20% rate. Parent Company owns 75% of the outstanding shares of its subsidiary and accounts for its investment using the cost method. On December 31, 2018, the land account balance in the books of Parent Company is $300,000 and in the books of the subsidiary is $300,000. No acquisition differential was allocated to land. What will be the amount of land in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018?

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The consolidated balance sheet should reflect the original cost of the land to the Parent Company, which is $120,000, plus the land account balance of $300,000 from the subsidiary, totaling $420,000. However, since the Parent Company sold the land to the subsidiary at a gain, this gain must be eliminated in consolidation. Therefore, the land is recorded at its original cost of $120,000, resulting in a total of $420,000.

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