In the SBR specimen exam 1 we have the case below:
Acquisition of 70% of House On 1 June 20X6, Kutchen acquired 70% of the equity interests of House. The purchase consideration comprised 20 million shares of $1 of Kutchen at the acquisition date and a further 5 million shares on 31 December 20X7 if House’s net profit after taxation was at least $4 million for the year ending on that date
In the answer section I see that this contingent consideration is not being discounted and I wonder what is the reason.
The value of the shares will take into consideration the present value and hence no discounting. Remember that the value of a share, theoretically, is the present value of the future dividends.