Question

Cynthia Co. exchanged Building 24 which has an appraised value of $4,800,000, a cost of $7,600,000, and accumulated depreciation of $3,619,000 for Building M belonging to Waterway Co. Building M has an appraised value of $4,560,000, a cost of $9,096,000, and accumulated depreciation of $4,747,000. The correct amount of cash was also paid. Assume depreciation has already been updated.

Prepare the entries on both companies' books assuming the exchange had no commercial substance.

Answer 1

See the journal entries below.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Book of Cynthia Co.

Book value of Building 24 = Cost of Building 24 - Accumulated depreciation of Building 24 = $7,600,000 - $3,619,000 = $3,981,000

Gain on disposal of Building 24 = Building 24 an appraised value of - Book value of Building 24 = $4,800,000 - $3,981,000 = $819,000

Basis for Building M = Building M appraisal value - Gain on disposal of Building 24 = $4,560,000 - $819,000 = $3,741,000

Cash = Accumulated Depreciation of Building 24 + Basis for Building M - Cost of Building 24 - Gain on Disposal of Building 24 = $3,619,000 + $3,741,000 - 7,600,000 - $819,000 = $1,059,000

The journal entries will look as follows:

Accounts Title Debit ($) Credit ($)

Accumulated Depreciation 3,619,000

Building M 3,741,000

Cash 1,059,000

Building 24 7,600,000

Gain on Disposal 819,000

To record the exchange of Building 24 for Building M from Waterway Co.

In the Book of Waterway Co.

Building 24 = Building M cost + Cash - Building M depreciation = $9,096,000 + $1,059,000 - $4,747,000 = $5,408,000

The journal entries will look as follows:

Accounts Title Debit ($) Credit ($)

Accumulated Depreciation 4,747,000

Building 24 5,408,000

Building M 9,096,000

Cash 1,059,000

To record the exchange of Building M for Building 24 from Cynthia Co.