Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Business combination
Business combination refers to a transaction by which a company acquires some other existing company and obtains the control of that other company.
To explain:The reason of not including the income earned in the middle of the year by the company in the calculation of net income of the combined company.
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- Choose the correct. When does gain recognition accompany a business combination?a. When a bargain purchase occurs.b. In a combination created in the middle of a fiscal year.c. In an acquisition when the value of all assets and liabilities cannot be determined.d. When the amount of a bargain purchase exceeds the value of the applicable noncurrent assets (other than certain exceptions) held by the acquired company.arrow_forwardAssuming the existence of two companies, A and B, which of the following is not a business combination? a. Company A acquires all assets and liabilities of Company B. Company B continues as a company, holding shares of Company A. b. Company C is formed to acquire all the assets and liabilities of Company A and Company B. Both Company A and Company B liquidate. c. Company A acquires all assets and liabilities of Company B, and Company B liquidates. d. Company A acquires a group of assets of Company B, the group of assets not constituting a business. Company B continues to operate as a company.arrow_forwardAssuming the existence of two companies, A and B, which of the following is not a business combination? Company C is formed to acquire all the assets and liabilities of Company A and Company B. Both Company A and Company B liquidate. Company A acquires all assets and liabilities of Company B, and Company B liquidates. Company A acquires all assets and liabilities of Company B. Company B continues as a company, holding shares of Company A. Company A acquires a group of assets of Company B, the group of assets not constituting a business. Company B continues to operate as a company.arrow_forward
- Determine the total assets of Parent Company immediately after the merger.arrow_forwardWhen a parent company uses the equity method to account for investment in a subsidiary, the amortization expense entry recorded during the year is eliminated on a consolidation worksheet as a component of Entryarrow_forwardIn a mid-year purchase when the subsidiary's books are not closed until the end of the year, the consolidated net income contains the parent's share of the a. subsidiary's income earned for the entire year. b. subsidiary's income earned from the beginning of the year to the date of acquisition. c. subsidiary's income earned from the date of acquisition to the end of the year. d. dividends received from the subsidiary during the period of ownership.arrow_forward
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