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On January 1, 2017, Travers Company acquired 90 percent of Yarrow Company's outstanding stock for $873,000. The 10 percent noncontrolling interest had an assessed fair value of $97,000 on that date. Any acquisition-date excess fair value over book value was attributed to an unrecorded customer list developed by Yarrow with a remaining life of 15 years.

On the same date, Yarrow acquired an 80 percent interest in Stookey Company for $480,000. At the acquisition date, the 20 percent noncontrolling interest fair value was $120,000. Any excess fair value was attributed to a fully amortized copyright that had a remaining life of 10 years. Although both investments are accounted for using the initial value method, neither Yarrow nor Stookey have distributed dividends since the acquisition date. Travers has a policy to declare and pay cash dividends each year equal to 40 percent of its separate company operating earnings. Reported income totals for 2017 follow:

Travers Company	$	470,000
Yarrow Company		245,000
Stookey Company		188,000

Following are the 2018 financial statements for these three companies. Stookey has transferred numerous amounts of inventory to Yarrow since the takeover amounting to $114,000 (2017) and $142,500 (2018). These transactions include the same markup applicable to Stookey's outside sales. In each year, Yarrow carried 20 percent of this inventory into the succeeding year before disposing of it. An effective tax rate of 40 percent is applicable to all companies. All dividend declarations are paid in the same period.

	Travers Company				Yarrow Company				Stookey Company
Sales	$	(1,070,000	)		$	(730,900	)		$	(534,000	)
Cost of goods sold		570,100				389,700				320,400
Operating expenses		118,700				97,000				106,800
Net income	$	(381,200	)		$	(244,200	)		$	(106,800	)
Retained earnings, 1/1/18	$	(870,000	)		$	(732,600	)		$	(453,000	)
Net income (above)		(381,200	)			(244,200	)			(106,800	)
Dividends declared		152,480				0				0
Retained earnings, 12/31/18	$	(1,098,720	)		$	(976,800	)		$	(559,800	)
Current assets	$	547,700			$	463,300			$	360,700
Investment in Yarrow Company		873,000				0				0
Investment in Stookey Company		0				480,000				0
Land, buildings, and equipment (net)		1,151,300				870,000				509,800
Total assets	$	2,572,000			$	1,813,300			$	870,500
Liabilities	$	(973,280	)		$	(516,100	)		$	(110,700	)
Common stock		(500,000	)			(320,400	)			(200,000	)
Retained earnings, 12/31/18		(1,098,720	)			(976,800	)			(559,800	)
Total liabilities and equities	$	(2,572,000	)		$	(1,813,300	)		$	(870,500	)

Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance.

a.) Prepare the business combination's 2018 consolidation worksheet; ignore income tax effects.

b.) Determine the amount of income tax for Travers and Yarrow on a consolidated tax return for 2018.

c.) Determine the amount of Stookey's income tax on a separate tax return for 2018.

d.) Based on the answers to requirements (b) and (c), what journal entry does this combination make to record 2018 income tax?

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