Using the data from example 1, assume that on January 1 of 2018, Company P purchased 25,000 shares of common stock of Company S, for $45,000 and did not elect the fair value option for this specific investment. First of all, we need to determine the accounting method for this investment in shares of common stock of Company S. The accounting method is determined based on the influence that the investor has over the investee and influence is determined based on the percentage of ownership. Company P acquired 25,000 shares out of a total of 100,000 outstanding shares of common stock of Company S. Twenty-five percentage of ownership allow significant influence over Company S. The two possible accounting methods for the investment are fair value option and the equity method of accounting. Since the fair value option was not elected, the accounting method for the investment must be the equity method of accounting. The journal entry on January 1 of 2018 is debit equity method investment and credit cash for $45,000. Under the equity method of accounting, the investor must recognize each share in the net income reported by the equity method investee. In 2018, Company S report net income of $50,000. Company P share of it is 25 percentages. Thus the journal entry at the end of 2018 is debit equity method investment and credit equity income for 12,500. Under the equity method of accounting dividends received are recognized as a decrease in the investment account. In 2018, Company S declared and paid $40,000 of dividends. Company P received 25 percentage of these dividends. Thus the journal entry is debit cash and credit equity method investment for $10,000. On December 31 of 2018, the equity method investment account is reported that 47,500. Forty-five thousand is the amount of the investment was initially recognized on the acquisition date, plus 12,500 for the sharing the net income of Company S, minus 10,000 for the dividend received from Company S. On January 1 of 2019, Company P acquired all of the remaining shares of common stock of Company S. Thus January 1 of 2019 is the business combination data. On that date, the previously held equity interest in Company S, the investment in the 25,000 shares of Company S must be re-measured to its fair value. There is resulting gain or loss on the remeasurement to fair value is recognized in the income statement. On January 1 of 2019, Company P holds 25,000 shares of common stock of Company S. The market price per share was $7. Thus the fair value of the investment in Company S on January 1 of 2019 is $175,000. The carrying amount on January 1 of 2019 is 47,500. Thus again on remeasurement the fair value of 127,500 is recognized. The journal entry is to debit equity method investment and credit gain on remeasurement to fair value for 127,500. The fair value of the previously held equity interest in the inquiry is included in the calculation of goodwill. As usual, the goodwill is calculated using the goodwill equation. The fair value of the consideration transferred was $620,000. The fair value of previously held equity interest in Company S is $175,000 minus the fair value of identifiable net assets required of $650,000. The difference is the positive difference, that's a good view of 145,000 is recognized. The following is the consolidation journal entry record by Company P on January 1 of 2019. The identifiable assets acquired are debited for $900,000. The Goodwill recognize on the business combination date is debited for $145,000. The cash is credited for $620,000 and we must remove the equity method investment account because we know an investment in subsidiary must not be reported in the consolidated financial statements. Thus, equity medicine investment account is credited for $175,000. Also, we must record the liabilities assumed. So liabilities assumed are credited for $250,000.