X Ltd. and Y Ltd. formed a joint venture on joint venture called XY Inc. on January 1, 2018. X Ltd. Invested contributed equipment with a book value of $600,000 and a fair value of $2,100,000 for a 50% interest in the joint venture. On December 31, 2018, XY Inc. reported a net income of $612,000. The equipment transferred has an estimated useful life of 20 years. Ignore taxes.
Calculate the gain on the contribution of equipment and prepare the journal entries to record the events on January 1 and December 31, 2018. Also calculate under the equity method X Ltd.'s share of net income and the amount it will recognize.

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The Answer of X Ltd. and Y Ltd. formed a joint venture on joint venture called XY Inc. on January 1, 2018. X Ltd. Invested contributed equipment with a book value of $600,000 and a fair value of $2,100,000 for a 50% interest in the joint venture. On December 31, 2018, XY Inc. reported a net income of $612,000. The equipment transferred has an estimated useful life of 20 years. Ignore taxes.
Calculate the gain on the contribution of equipment and prepare the journal entries to record the events on January 1 and December 31, 2018. Also calculate under the equity method X Ltd.'s share of net income and the amount it will recognize.

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