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- January 20, 2013 at 12:04 pm #113959
If we have got a negative goodwill and NCI valued at market Value NOT PROPOTIONATELY…in this case do we credit negative goodwil to NCI retained earning or we do not?
January 20, 2013 at 1:13 pm #113964Hi
To be honest, I’m not 100% sure. However …..
….. if you think about the reason why negative goodwill has arisen, it’s normally because the parent has made a bargain puchase. That’s possibly because of good negotiating skills ( could be a number of other reasons! )
But, if it IS good negotiating skills ( or similar ), I cannot imagine that the nci will be credited with any “extra” value.
If nci is NOT valued on a proportionate basis, then their value must be on a fair / full value basis. And if their valuation is full and fair, then there’s surely no justification for changing that by crediting the nci with a share of the negative goodwill – their share of the negative goodwill must surely be reflected within their fair value amount ….
…. I think
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January 20, 2013 at 6:12 pm #113979Negative goodwill arises when the fair value of the consideration paid is less than the fair value of net assets acquired.
According to IFRS 3, negative goodwill is treated as a bargain purchase, and is taken to Profit and Loss immediately – there is no adjustment to NCI.
If you’re doing the UK paper like me, negative goodwill is treated as a negative asset, and released to Profit and Loss over its expected life – again, there is no adjustment to NCI.
January 20, 2013 at 8:13 pm #114022Well, there you go! Thanks Daniel
January 21, 2013 at 10:19 am #114107Nice in need !
January 22, 2013 at 11:49 am #114237Leo, it helps me ( and the others ) greatly when we can see instantly that there are no new additional comments which may need attention on the “Ask the tutor” forums.
May I please ask you NOT to post after me ( and probably the others too ) unless you have an additional matter which needs my attention?
Many thanks
Mike
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