Consolidated Financial Statements Revision Notes
Consolidated Financial Statements Revision Notes
Main purpose
Learning Objectives
Control considerations
Treatment of goodwill
Positive goodwill
Impairment test in accordance with IAS 36
Must be done yearly
Once applied, it cannot be reversed in a subsequent accounting
period
Negative goodwill
Reassess and
Recognise immediately in Income Statement under IFRS 3
Business Combinations.
Why does negative goodwill occur?
Errors in measuring fair values of acquired company
Recognition of future costs to be incurred
Purchased at a bargain price
Non-controlling interests
Measurement of Non-controlling
interest
Method 1
Share of net assets of subsidiary at reporting date
Method 2
Share of net assets of subsidiary PLUS goodwill
apportioned to the non-controlling interest. (At
acquisition)
In the exam, you are expected to use method 1
Refer to example 5 on page 296
Slide 22.17
1 January 20X0
Bird acquired 80% of 10,000 £1 shares in
Flower for £1.50 per share.
Therefore, Bird will own 80% of 10,000 shares =
8,000 shares, which represent 80% of Flower’s
equity.
The cost of these shares is:
8,000 x £1.50 = £12,000
Slide 22.18
£ £ £
Non-controlling interest
Slide 22.19
45,900
45,900
Slide 22.23
Recognise parent’s %
80% of (11,600 − 11,000) = 480
Increase non-current assets
Reduce goodwill.
Slide 22.24
£ £ £
Non-controlling interest
Slide 22.25
£ £
Slide 22.26
Questions???
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