On 30 September 20X0 Gold plc acquired 75% of the equity shares, 30% of the preferred shares
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The statements of financial position of Gold and Silver at 31 December 20X1 were as follows:
Notes:
1. 20% of the goodwill is to be written off as an impairment loss.
2. During the year Gold sold some of its inventor y to Silver for £3,000, which represented cost plus a mark-up of 25%. Half of these goods are still in the inventor y of Silver at 31/12/20X1.
3. There is no depreciation of land.
4. There has been no movement on share capital since the acquisition.
5. Method 1 is to be used to compute the non-controlling interest.
Required:
Prepare a consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December20X1.
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
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ISBN: 978-0273744443
14th Edition
Authors: Barry Elliott, Jamie Elliott
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