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Legal fees in consolidation

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  • October 5, 2023 at 12:58 pm #692856
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    Are legal fees associated with the acquisition accounted for in consolidation by deducting it to w5 under group retained earnings please?

    October 8, 2023 at 8:09 pm #692931
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    Yes, they are expensed through profit or loss and so will be deducted from the parent’s retained earnings, which appear in the group retained earnings working.

    October 9, 2023 at 6:47 am #692940
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    thank you and for the legal fees should we add it as well to the cost of investment please?

    October 11, 2023 at 5:10 pm #693046
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    No, they’re expensed through profit or loss as the debit entry. The credit is to bank as the payment.

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