Flashcards in Consolidations Deck (49)
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When is the fair value method used for recording interest in a separate company?
20% Ownership or Less
Accounted for as a purchase
If amount paid is less than fair value; results in a gain in current period
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When is the equity method used when purchasing another company's stock? How is it recorded?
Ownership 21% to 50%
Gives significant influence
Purchase Price - Par Value : Goodwill
Dividends received from the investee reduce the investment account and are not income
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When are companies required to file consolidated financials? How is it recorded?
Ownership of other company is greater than 50%
Investment account is eliminated
Only parent company prepares consolidated statements; not subsidiary.
Acquired assets/liabilities are recorded at Fair Value on acquisition date.
Eliminating entries for inter-company sales of inventory & PPE; also inter-company investments
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When is consolidation not required?
Ownership less than 50%
OR
Majority owner does not control - i.e. bankruptcy or foreign bureaucracy
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What occurs under a step acquisition?
Acquirer held previous shares accounted for under Fair Value Method or Equity Method; and are now re-valued to Fair Value
Results in a Gain or Loss in current period
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What is the difference between an acquisition and a merger?
Acquired companies continue to exist as a legal entity - their books are just consolidated with the parent company in the parent's financial statements
Merged companies cease to exist and only the parent remains
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How are acquisition costs recorded in a merger?
Expensed in period incurred - i.e. NOT capitalized:
Accounting; Legal; Valuation; Consulting; Professional
Netted against stock proceeds:
Stock registration and issuance costs
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Treatment of existing goodwill before business combination
Do my include old goodwill in net assets when calculating new goodwill
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Treatment of finders fees and general acquisition expenses
Expensed as incurred
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Treatment of registration fees and issuing fees for securities in acquisition
Reduce issue price of securities
Reduces APIC
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Calculate the consolidated APIC if stock is issued to finance acquisition
Parent APIC + APIC from shares issues
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What is a bargain purchase
FV of NCI + FV previous purchases of CS less than FV of net identifiable assets
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What is the acquisition date
Date acquirer obtains control of acquirer
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How is acquisition cost determine in step acquisition
Previously held shares Remeasured at FV as of the date control is acquired
Gain recognized in period
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Examples of intangible assets not included in goodwill
Trademarks
Lease agreements
Patents
Assets arising from contractual or legal rights
Assets identifiable and can be sold separately
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How is the acquisition cost allocated
Allocated to acquired asset and liabilities based in relative FV
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Calculate acquisition cost
Cost + FV of NCI
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Calculate current liabilities for acquisition of entity via debt financing
Include current portion of LT debt in current liabilities
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Calculate acquisition goodwill
Assets transferred + FV NCI - FV net identifiable assets
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How are assets valued at acquisition date
At fair value
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How are intercompany receivables and payables recorded on subsidiary subsequent to acquisition
Intercompany receivable and payables still recorded
Only eliminate on parents consolidated FS
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Calculate NCI account balance
FV of NCI at acquisition date + share of net income - share of dividends
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How is the excessive value over CV of equipment treated on consolidated FS
Capitalized and amortized over useful life
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How are dividends declared recorded on consolidated FS when parent owns sub and sub owns parent
Eliminate dividends from parent to sub and sub to parent
Sub to NCI not included on consolidated FS because it does not represent dividend of consolidated entity
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Rule for consolidating variable purpose entity
Equity less than 10 percent of total assets. Assumed entity does not have sufficient financing to fund operations
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Who should consolidate variable purpose entity
Primary benefiticiary
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When is the determination of consolidation of variable purpose entity made
Made at time entity gets involved with VIE
Reassessed on ongoing basis
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Adjustments required when switching to consolidated FS
Consolidated FS is change in entity
Retroactively restate all FS
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How are earnings of parent and sub reflected on consolidated FS
Consolidated FS reflect combined operations of parent and sub subsequent to acquisition. Earnings of sub prior to combo not included in parent income
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