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- December 6, 2015 at 5:28 am #288085
in the situation where the sole investment of a public company is its 30% interest in another company representing a significant influence in that other company, what is the value of “investment in associate” to be shown in the consolidated financial statements? The cost of the investment was $3m and the post-acq retained earningss of the associate were $1m. There was no impairment in the value of the investment.
answer=nil
why is nil instead of 3m+post act *0.3 – impairment = 3.3mil?December 6, 2015 at 8:53 am #288131Because there is no subsidiary and therefore no consolidation
December 6, 2015 at 9:48 am #288145Oh…so we don’t even have a line saying ‘investment ‘at all in statement of financial position? Ok
December 6, 2015 at 9:50 am #288148Yes we do. I never said that we didn’t
December 6, 2015 at 10:01 am #288152OK,the whole trick is the word consolidated then, thanks
December 6, 2015 at 10:11 am #288157You’re welcome
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