Equity Method Applied
Any Time during Year of Acquisition
Entry S Beginning stock holders' equity of
subsidiary is eliminated against book value portion of investment account.
Entry A Excess fair value is allocated to assets and liabilities based on difference in book values and fair values; residual is assigned to goodwill.
Entry I Equity income accrual (including amortization expense) is eliminated.
Entry D Intra-entity dividends declared by subsidiary are eliminated.
Entry E Current year excess amortization expenses of fair-value allocations are recorded.