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Preparation of Consolidated Statements of Financial Position after

the Date of Acquisition

Chapter 23

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By the end of this chapter, the reader should be able to:• account for the post-acquisition profits of a subsidiary;• eliminate inter-company balances and deal with reconciling items;• account for unrealised profits on inter-company transactions.

Objectives

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Pre- and post-acquisition profits

• Pre-acquisition profits

– Made before date in which parent acquired control

– Represent net assets at acquisition date

– Are dealt with through goodwill calculation

• Post-acquisition profits

– Made after date of acquisition

– Include consolidated income statement.

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Example: Bend Group – pp.606-607 (pp.421-422)

1 January 20X1Bend acquired 80% of the 10,000 £1 common

shares in Stretch plcInvestment in Stretch cost £12,000Retained earnings were £4,000Fair value of the non-controlling interest at the

date of acquisition was £2,950Fair value of non-current assets was £600

above book value.

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The Bend Group statement of financial position at 31 December

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The Bend Group goodwill calculation

£

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Total goodwill calculation

£

Fair value of non-controlling interest at date of acquisition 2,950

20% of net assets at date of acquisition (10,000 + 4,000 + 600) (2,920)

Goodwill attributable to the non-controlling interest 30

Total goodwill (£320 + £30) 350

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The Bend Group non-controllinginterest calculation

Non-controlling interest in goodwill 30 Non-controlling interest 3,350

£

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The Bend Group asset aggregation

£ £ £

350

55,950

(parent company only)

(parent company)

££

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Inter-company balances

Preferred shares held by parentBonds held by parentInter-company trading and loan balancesInter-company dividends payable/receivable.

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Preferred shares held by parent

Preferred shares acquired on the acquisition Represented by net assets at date of acquisition Dealt with through goodwill

Preferred shares not acquired Part of non-controlling interests

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Bonds held by parent

Bonds acquired on the acquisition Represented by net assets at date of acquisition Dealt with through goodwill

Bonds acquired on the acquisition Appear in balance sheet as long-term loan (Liability).

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Inter-company trading and loan balancesReconcile balance in parent with subsidiary

Should be the same Timing differences such as cash in transit Update to make balances equal

Eliminate the inter-company balances Subsidiary as debtor in parent balance sheet; parent

as creditor in subsidiary balance sheet.

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Example: Prose Group – pp.610-614 (pp.425-428)

1 January 20X1 Prose acquired in Verse

80% of the 10,000 £1 common shares for £21,100 20% of preferred shares for £2,000 10% of the bonds for £900

Retained earnings were £4,000 Fair value of non-current assets was £1,000 >

BV.

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Example – the Prose Group (Continued)During 20X1

Prose sold inventory to Verse for £3,000 This was at cost plus 25% Half was still in inventory at 31 December

Group accounting policies Increase non-current assets by 100% of excess.

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The Prose Group – asset section

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The Prose Group – equity and liability section

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The Prose Group – goodwill calculation

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The Prose Group – inter-company adjustments

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The Prose Group – non-controlling interest

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The Prose Group – aggregate assets

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The Prose Group – equity section

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Uniform accounting policies

Parent and subsidiary to use uniform policiesAccounts with year ends within 3 months of

each other Subject to adjustment for significant transactions.

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Review questions

1. The 2006 accounts of Eybl International state:

Elimination of intra-group balances

Advances . . . arising in the course of business between the companies included in the consolidation . . . are eliminated.

(a) Discuss three examples of inter-company (also referred to as intra-group) accounts

(b) Explain what is meant by ‘have been eliminated’

(c) Explain what effect there could be on the reported group profit if inter-company transactions were not eliminated.

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Review questions (Continued)

2. Explain why the non-controlling interest is calculated as at the year-end whilst goodwill is calculated at the date of acquisition.

3. Explain why pre-acquisition profits of a subsidiary are treated differently from post-acquisition profits.

4. Explain the effect of a provision for unrealised profit on a non-controlling interest:

(a) where the sale was made by the parent to the subsidiary and

(b) where the sale was made by the subsidiary to the parent.