LM has made the following share purchases during the year:
• Purchased 55% of the equity share capital of OP.
• Purchased 45% of the equity share capital of QR. LM have the power to appoint the majority of board members on the QR board.
• Purchased 30% of the equity share capital of ST. LM is represented by one director on the main board of ST which has five members in total. The other 70% of ST's equity share capital is owned by a single company, UV.
The Managing Director has told you that OP has performed well, but both QR and ST have not performed as expected. He is therefore pleased that OP will be included as a subsidiary and that QR and ST will only be included as investments in the group financial statements.
In accordance with the ethical principle of professional competence and due care how should the investments in OP, QR and ST be treated in the group financial statements?
AB sold the majority of its operating equipment to LM for cash on 30 December 20X9 and then immediately leased it back under an operating lease.
AB used the cash proceeds from the sale to reduce its long term borrowings significantly. No early repayment charge was levied by the lender.
Which of the following statements is true in respect of AB's ratios calculated at 31 December 20X9?
LM acquired 80% of the equity shares of ST when ST's retained earnings were $50 million. The fair value of the net assets of ST included a contingent liability with a fair value of $100 million at the date of acquisition and a fair value of $40 million at 31 December 20X6. No other fair value adjustments were required at the date of acquisition.
LM and ST had retained earnings of $200 million and $80 million respectively at 31 December 20X6.
The consolidated retained earnings of LM at 31 December 20X6 were:
In recent years EBITDA has been adopted by large entities as a key measure of performance. The following figures have been extracted from the financial statements of UV for the year ended 30 November 20X9:
What is EBITDA for UV for the year ended 30 November 20X9?
Give your answer to the nearest $'000.
$ ? 000
On 1 January 20X4 EF grants each of its 125 employees 500 share options on the condition that they remain in employment for 3 years. During the year to 31 December 20X4 10 employees left and It is expected that a further 25 will leave before the end of the vesting period.
The fair value of each share option is $30 on 1 January 20X4 and $45 on 31 December 20X4.
What is the journal entry in respect of these share options in EF's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 20X4?
RS is a listed entity that has no subsidiaries although its Finance Director is also a director of TU, an unconnected entity.
It is preparing its financial statements to 30 September 20X6.
Which of the following substantial transactions must be disclosed in these financial statements in accordance with IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures?
Which of the following options provides a representation of how the non controlling interest in FG is measured in CD's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December 20X8?
On 1 January 20X4 JK had 1,500,000 ordinary shares in issue. On 1 September 20X4 JK issued 600,000 ordinary shares at the market value of $2.50 a share. For the financial year ended 31 December 20X4 the statement of profit or loss shows profit before tax of $625,000 and profit after tax of $500,000.
What is the earnings per share for the year ended 31 December 20X4?
Which THREE of the following would determine the functional currency of an overseas subsidiary in accordance with IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates?
AB acquired its one subsidiary, CD, on 1 January 20X1. At this date the fair value of CD's property, plant and equipment was found to be $40 million higher than its carrying value. The relevant items had a remaining estimated useful life of 10 years from the date of acquisition.
At 31 December 20X4 AB and CD presented property, plant and equipment of $100 million and $50 million respectively in their individual financial statements.
The value of property, plant and equipment presented in AB's consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December 20X4 is:
