On January 1, 2020, Innovus, Inc., acquired 100 percent of the common stock of ChipTech Company for $670,000 in cash and other fair-value consideration. ChipTech’s fair value was allocated among its net assets as follows:
The December 31, 2021, trial balances for the parent and subsidiary follow (there were no intraentity payables on that date):
Required
a. Using Excel, compute consolidated balances for Innovus and ChipTech. Either use a worksheet approach or compute the balances directly.
b. Prepare a second spreadsheet that shows a 2021 impairment loss for the entire amount of goodwill from the ChipTech acquisition.