Accounting for Groups at the Date of Acquisition Chapter 22 Accounting for Groups at the Date of Acquisition

Main purpose The main purpose of this chapter is to explain the reasons for preparing consolidated financial statements at the date of acquisition and to show how to prepare such statements.

Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: explain the need for consolidated financial statements; define the meaning of IFRS 10 terms ‘control’ and ‘subsidiary’; prepare consolidated accounts at the date of acquisition and calculate goodwill for a wholly-owned subsidiary; explain the treatment of goodwill; account for non-controlling interests under the two options available in IFRS 3; understand the need for fair value adjustments and prepare consolidated financial statements reflecting such adjustments.

Accounting for groups at date of acquisition Definition of a group under IFRS 10 Definition of control: rights to variable returns ability to affect those returns through power over the investee Reasons for preparing consolidated accounts.

Definition of a group One enterprise controls another enterprise Directly Indirectly.

Control considerations Control assumed if > 50% of voting rights Control may exist where < 50%.

Control may exist where < 50% voting rights Agreement with other investors gives power over > 50% Power over financial and operating policies by an agreement Power to appoint or remove majority of board members Power to cast the majority of votes at a board meeting.

Reasons for preparing consolidated accounts Because many corporations have controlling interests in other business entities, financial statements for the parent company alone can be misleading. For this reason, parent companies are legally required to prepare consolidated financial statements that include data about the financial performance of subsidiaries Prevent manipulation Inflating sales by selling within the group More meaningful EPS figure Better measurement of management performance using ROCE.

Alternative methods of preparing consolidated accounts The purchase method Fair value of parent company’s investment Fair value of identifiable net assets in subsidiary Difference is goodwill Pooling of interests method No longer permitted under IFRS 3.

Purchase method illustrated – the Rose group 1 January 20X0 Rose plc acquired 100% of 10,000 £1 common shares in Tulip plc for £1.50 per share. In calculating the cost of the resources acquired, remember the accounting equation, A = L + E, Or A – L = E, where A - L = net assets

The Rose group statement of financial position on acquisition £ Rose has bought the Equity in Tulip, which is represented by Tulip’s net assets. Tulip’s equity is £14,000, and the amount paid was 10,000 x £1.50 = £15,000

The Rose group statement of financial position on acquisition (Continued) £ £

The Rose group statement of financial position on acquisition (Continued) £ Why do you think the share capital and retained earnings of Tulip are not added to the balance sheet of the group (combined companies)? Answer: The value of the equity has already been included in the value of the assets and liabilities acquired.

Treatment of goodwill Positive goodwill Negative goodwill Impairment test in accordance with IAS 36 Must be done yearly Once applied, it cannot be reversed in a subsequent accounting period Negative goodwill Recognise immediately in Income Statement under IFRS 3. Why does negative goodwill occur? Errors in measuring fair values of acquired company Recognition of future costs to be incurred Purchased at a bargain price

Non-controlling interests Share of acquired company not held (owned) by parent Non-controlling – also called “minority interest” All assets and liabilities controlled are included in the consolidated accounts Non-controlling interest = amount not owned by parent.

Non-controlling interest in consolidated statement of financial position Method 1 Share of net assets of subsidiary at reporting date Method 2 Share of net assets of subsidiary PLUS goodwill apportioned to the non-controlling interest.

The Bird group 1 January 20X0 Bird acquired 80% of 10,000 £1 common shares in Flower for £1.50 per share. Therefore, Bird will own 80% of 10,000 shares = 8,000 shares, which represent 80% of Flower’s equity. The cost of these shares is: 8,000 x £1.50 = £12,000

Bird group – statement of financial position on acquisition £ Non-controlling interest

Bird group – statement of financial position on acquisition (Continued) £

Bird group – statement of financial position on acquisition (Continued)

Non-controlling interest using method 2 If using Method 2 to measure the non-controlling interest, we need to know the fair value of the non-controlling interest in the subsidiary at the date of acquisition. Let us assume in this case that this fair value is £2,900 Goodwill that is attributed to the non-controlling interest is as follows: £ Fair value of non-controlling interest at date of acquisition 20% (the share attributable to the non-controlling interest) of the net assets at the date of acquisition (£14,000) Attributable goodwill 100 (2,800) 2,900

The consolidated statement of financial position using method 2 £ Non-current assets other than goodwill 31,000 Goodwill (£800 + £100) 900 Net current assets 14,000 45,900 Share capital 16,000 Retained earnings 27,000 Non-controlling interest (£2,800 + £100) 2,900

Treatment fair value and book value differ (IFRS 3) Assume Flower’s non-current assets were Book value £11,000 Fair value £11,600 Recognise parent’s % 80% of (11,600 − 11,000) = 480 Increase non-current assets Reduce goodwill.

Fair value and book value differ (Continued) £ Non-controlling interest

Fair value and book value differ (Continued) £

How to calculate fair values – IFRS 3 Tangible assets Fair Value based on market value Depreciated replacement cost if no market value available Intangible assets Best arm’s-length estimate if no market value.

How to calculate fair values – IFRS 3 (Continued) Inventories Finished goods Selling price less cost of sale and reasonable profit Work-in-progress Selling price less cost to complete, cost of sale and reasonable profit Raw materials Current replacement cost.

How to calculate fair values – IFRS 3 (Continued) Monetary assets and liabilities Amount to be received or disbursed Discounted if significant Marketable securities Current market values Non-marketable securities Estimated value based on performance.

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement price in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Review questions Explain how negative goodwill may arise and its accounting treatment. Explain how the fair value is calculated for: Tangible non-current assets Inventories Monetary assets. Explain why only the net assets of the subsidiary and not those of the parent are adjusted to fair value at the date of acquisition for the purpose of consolidated accounts.

Review questions (Continued) Coil SA/NV is a company incorporated under the laws of Belgium. Its accounts are IAS compliant. It states in its 2003 accounts (in accordance with IAS 27, para. 13): Principles of consolidation The consolidated Financial statements include all subsidiaries which are controlled by the Parent Company, unless such control is assumed to be temporary or due to long-term restrictions significantly impairing a subsidiary’s ability to transfer funds to the Parent Company. Required: Discuss whether these are acceptable reasons for excluding a subsidiary from the consolidated financial statements under the revised IAS 27.

Review questions (Continued) 6. Parent plc acquired Son plc at the beginning of the year. At the end of the year there were intangible asset reported in the Consolidated accounts for the value of a domain name and customer lists. These assets did not appear in either the Parent or Son’s Statements of Financial Position. Required: Discuss why assets only appear in the consolidated accounts.