Illustration 1 - Asset Acquisition
Illustration 1 - Asset Acquisition
On Jan. 1, 20x1, ABC Co. acquired all the assets and assumed all the liabilities of XYZ, Inc.
As of this date, the carrying amounts and fair values of the assets and liabilities of XYZ
acquired by ABC are shown below:
Liabilities FVNA
Payables 400,000 400,000 1,180,000.00
On the negotiation for the business combination, ABC Co. incurred transaction costs amounting to P100,000 for legal, accounting and consultancy fees.
Case 1: If ABC Co. paid P1,500,000 cash as consideration for the assets and liabilities of XYZ, Inc.,
how much is the goodwill (gain on bargain purchase) on the business combination?
Solution - Case 1:
Computation of Goodwill or (Gain on Bargain Purchase)
Aggregate 1: Case 1 Case 2
Consideration 1,500,000 1,000,000
NCI 0 0
Prev. held equity int. in the acquiree 0 0
Total 1,500,000 1,000,000
Aggregate 2:
FVNA 1,180,000 1,180,000.00
Goodwill (Gain on bargain purchase) 320,000 (180,000)
Case 1 Case 2
Books of Acquirer (ABC)
1,900,000 1,900,000