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Step disposal – control to control

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 1 month ago by Stephen Widberg.
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  • April 13, 2025 at 10:11 pm #716632
    radhwaan
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    Good day dear tutor,

    I wanted to ask about one thing – you recommend to read ACCA article Business combinations – IFRS 3 (revised)

    There is an example 5 about step disposal when no control is lost and we should record the increase in NCI.

    EXAMPLE 5
    Parent’s initial stake: 70%,Initial total net assets = 480m, Initial FV of NCI = 210m, full goodwill method is used for all acquisitions

    Parent disposes of a 10% interest to the NCIs in sub on 31 December 2008 for a cash consideration of $65m. The carrying amount of the net assets of sub is $535m at 31 December 2008.

    In the solution given (in the article) to calculate the decrease of NCI the goodwill of 90 is considered, which is similar to example 3 in the notes and lecture.
    Transfer to NCI (10% x (535 net assets + 90 goodwill)) (62.5)

    The increase to NCI, which I calculated, was 75.5 (being the NCI at acquistion 210 + NCI share of post acq reserves 16.5 and the ratio %sold to NCI before disposal 10%/30%). This is what was done in the OpenTution lecture for example 5 Reilly.

    Both questions use full goodwill method but extract the NCI figure differently, so could you please explain which method I should follow to calculate the NCI and thus the difference to reserves?

    Thanks a million!

    April 14, 2025 at 8:23 am #716671
    Stephen Widberg
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    Here are your two calculations. They give different answers . Both are logical. The accounts will blalnce either way. I have read commentaries suggesting there is little consensus on this issue.

    In the exam, they should mark both methods right (remember that your numbers don’t have to agree precisely to the model answer; they are really assessing your explanations).

    Above all, don’t spend ages on this point. 🙂

    Example 5 in Article

    NA + GW at disposal = 535 + 90 = 625

    Change in NCI = 10 / 100 x 625 = 62.5

    PS If I had a vote, I prefer the second answer.

    Adjustment in equity = 65 – 62.5 = 2.5

    Dr Cash 65 Cr NCI 62.5 Cr Equity 2.5

    Alternatively:

    NCI at disposal = 210 + 30 /100 x (535 – 480) = 226.5

    Adjustment in equity = 65 – (10/30 x 226.5) = 10.5

    Dr Cash 65 Dr Equity 10.5 Cr NCI 75.5

    April 14, 2025 at 6:26 pm #716736
    radhwaan
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    That sounds good Stephen, thank you for informing me that I should place more emphasis on the explanations.
    Thank you very much!!

    April 15, 2025 at 9:01 am #716769
    Stephen Widberg
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    🙂

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