River Limited is involved in the acquisition of Promise Limited and the following information is available: :
Question:
River Limited is involved in the acquisition of Promise Limited and the following information is available: :
* River Limited pays tax at the rate of 40%;
* the cost of acquiring Promise Limited was €500,000;
* the fair value of Promise Limited’s net assets acquired is €750,000;
* the tax base of the assets acquired is €600,000;
* the fair value and the tax base of the liabilities acquired is €250,000; and
* the difference between the tax and fair values of the assets acquired is €150,000, which is made up of taxable temporary differences of €200,000 and deductible temporary differences of €50,000. The directors are confident that the deductible temporary differences are recoverable.
Requirement Show how the purchase price will be allocated.
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International Financial Accounting And Reporting
ISBN: 9781912350025
6th Edition
Authors: Ciaran Connolly