Coffee Company

Coffee Company

Coffee Co. (the “Company”) is a global distributor of organic coffee beans and teas that is registered with the SEC in the United States. The Company’s operations are primarily  located in the United States, Canada, and South America. In March 20X8, Coffee Co.,  looking to refocus efforts to only produce coffee products, entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Nature’s Beverage, a food distributor in the United States looking to expand its international footprint (the “Transaction”). Nature’s Beverage is registered with the SEC in the United States.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Coffee Co. provided a sublicense to Nature’s Beverage for the distribution rights of Coffee Co.’s South American local tea brand, Herbal T, whereby Nature’s Beverage will distribute Herbal T in South America. Under the Agreement, Coffee Co. transferred the existing customer contracts in South America to Nature’s

Beverage and an at-market supply contract with the producer of Herbal T. Coffee Co. retained all of its employees and distribution capabilities.

The Transaction closed on March 1, 20X8 (the “Closing”).

Additional Facts:

· Nature’s Beverage incurred certain costs to acquire the sublicense of the distribution rights and a license to use the Herbal T brand. The costs included legal, accounting, and other professional or consulting fees totaling $50,000.

· Nature’s Beverage agreed to transfer to Coffee Co. $3 million for the sublicense of the distribution rights of Herbal T.

· Assume both companies have adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a

Business.

Paper/Memo Requirements

Utilizing the accounting issues memo format found in Chapter 4, Appendix A (pages 101-104), as well as the standard memo format on page 83 (Facts, Issues, Analysis, Conclusion, and Financial Statement and Disclosure Impacts), answer the following questions:

1. Does the acquisition of the sublicense by Nature’s Beverage to distribute Herbal T meet the definition of a business?

2. How should Nature’s Beverage account for the acquisition, including the treatment of the transaction costs? (Note that the response will be dependent on

the response to Question 1.)

Memos should be completed in Microsoft Word and should be in Times New Roman 12-point font. While there are no specific page requirements (it should be as long as it takes to answer the questions with the appropriate citations), the memo should be between 4-7 pages (single-spaced).

Please note that spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. count towards the grade on this assignment. Points will be deducted for any issues related to these.