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When an entity prepares separate financial statements, it shall account for investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and
associates either:
a) at cost;
b) in accordance with PFRS 9; or
c) using the equity method as described in PAS 28.
Control
An investor controls an investee if and only if the investor has all of the following elements:
a) power over the investee, i.e. the investor has existing rights that give it the ability to direct the relevant activities
(the activities that significantly affect the investee's returns)
b) exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee
c) the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor's returns.
Reverse acquisitions
A reverse acquisition occurs when the entity that issues securities (the legal acquirer) is identified as the acquiree for
accounting purposes. The entity whose equity interests are acquired (the legal acquiree) must be the acquirer for
accounting purposes for the transaction to be considered a reverse acquisition.
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c. The financial statements of an entity that does not have a subsidiary, associate or joint venture are not 'separate
financial statements'.
d. Separate financial statements are sometimes called ‘individual financial statements’, ‘stand-alone’, ‘solus’, or
‘single-entity financial statements.
4. Which of the following statement is correct statement when using the cost method under PAS 27 Separate Financial
Statements?
a. An entity recognizes a dividend from a subsidiary, joint venture or associate as a reduction in the carrying amount
of the investment.
b. An entity recognizes a dividend from a subsidiary, joint venture or associate in profit or loss in its separate financial
statements when its right to receive the dividend is established.
c. An entity recognizes a dividend from a subsidiary, joint venture or associate directly in equity.
d. An investor entity recognizes its share of the investee's profit or loss and its share of the investee's other
comprehensive income
5. PFRS 10 shall be applied in preparation and presentation of financial statements of:
a. Group entities under control of a parent
b. Group entities under common management
c. Single entity with multiple controls
d. Group entities under more than one parent
6. A parent which has one or more subsidiaries shall:
a. Compulsorily present consolidated financial statements
b. Compulsorily present consolidated financial statements unless exempted
c. Compulsorily present standalone financial statements
d. Voluntarily present Consolidated financial statements at the option of the management
7. Which of the following is a criterion for a parent to be exempted from the presentation of consolidated financial
statements?
I. It is a wholly owned subsidiary or a partially owned subsidiary of another entity, and its other owners, including
those otherwise not entitled to vote, have been informed about and do not object to the non-consolidation
II. The ultimate or intermediate parent of the parent has PFRS consolidated financial statements for public use
complying with PFRS.
III. The parent did not file nor is it in the process of filing its financial statements with a security commission or other
regulatory organization to issue any class of instruments in a public market.
IV. Its debt or equity instruments are not traded in a public market.
a. Any of the above b. I and IV only c. I, II and III d. I, II, III and IV
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of control under PFRS 10?
a. An investor has power over the investee
b. An investor has the power to govern the investee
c. An investor has exposure or rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee
d. An investor has the ability to use its power to affect the investor's returns from its involvement with the investee.
9. Control is presumed to exist unless the contrary is proved if:
a. The parent owns at least 25% of the share capital of the subsidiary
b. The parent owns more than half the voting power of the subsidiary
c. The parent owns at least 50% of the debt capital of the subsidiary
d. The parent owns at least 76% of the capital of its subsidiary
10. Under PFRS 10, it refers to the term used to describe ownership of the largest block of voting rights in a situation where
the remaining rights are widely dispersed even if it is less than the majority interest thereby requiring the holder of such
interest to prepare consolidated financial statements?
a. De jure control b. De facto control c. Legal control d. Nominal control
11. Apple has acquired an investment in a subsidiary, Banana, with the view to dispose of this investment within six months.
The investment in the subsidiary has been classified as held for sale and is to be accounted for in accordance with
PFRS 5. The subsidiary has never been consolidated. How should the investment in the subsidiary be treated in the
financial statements?
a. Purchase accounting should be used.
b. Equity accounting should be used.
c. The subsidiary should not be consolidated but PFRS 5 should be used.
d. The subsidiary should remain off balance sheet.
12. Which of the following is incorrect regarding consolidation procedure?
a. Combine like items of assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows of the parent with those of its
associates.
b. Offset (eliminate) the carrying amount of the parent's investment in each subsidiary and the parent's portion of
equity of each subsidiary.
c. Eliminate in full intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions
between entities of the group
d. Profits or losses resulting from intragroup transactions that are recognized in assets, such as inventory and fixed
assets, are eliminated in full.
13. Which of the following is incorrect regarding consolidation of financial statements?
a. Consolidation of an investee shall begin from the date the investor obtains control of the investee and cease when
the investor loses control of the investee.
b. A parent shall prepare consolidated financial statements using uniform accounting policies for like transactions and
other events in similar circumstances.
c. A parent shall present non-controlling interests in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity,
separately from the equity of the owners of the parent.
d. The parent and subsidiaries are required to have the same reporting dates, or consolidation based on additional
financial information prepared by subsidiary, unless impracticable. Where impracticable, the most recent financial
statements of the subsidiary are used, adjusted for the effects of significant transactions or events between the
reporting dates of the subsidiary and consolidated financial statements. The difference between the date of the
subsidiary's financial statements and that of the consolidated financial statements shall be no more than three years.
14. Which of the following statements is not true about non-controlling interests?
a. Non-controlling share of losses in excess of the interest is not recognized against the non-controlling interest unless
the non-controlling interest has a binding obligation and is able to make an additional investment to cover the losses.
b. In cases when the non-controlling interests hold outstanding cumulative preference shares, the parent’s share of
profits or losses is computed after adjusting for dividends on such shares, whether or not such dividends have been
declared.
c. Non-controlling interests should be presented separately in both the income statement and the balance sheet, within
equity, separately from the parent’s equity.
d. Non-controlling interest comprises the amount calculated at the date of the original combination and the non-
controlling’s share of changes in equity that occur after the date of the combination.
15. When control over a subsidiary is lost, then the goodwill on acquisition is derecognized at:
a. Carrying amount c. Realizable amount
b. Fair value d. Replacement cost
16. Changes in parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted as:
a. Equity transactions c. Control transactions
b. Loan transactions d. Non-control transactions
17. When the parent company disposes off a part of the investment in its subsidiary, resulting in loss of control over the
other enterprise, then profit or loss arising from such sale should be:
a. Ignored c. Deducted from goodwill
b. Recognized in statement of equity d. Recognized in profit or loss
18. In a reverse acquisition, the public entity is usually the
a. Economic parent c. Economic subsidiary
b. Accounting acquirer d. Purchaser.
19. The capital structure of the combined entity under a reverse acquisition reflects the equity of the
a. Legal parent c. Legal subsidiary
b. Accounting acquirer d. Any of these
20. The non-controlling interest in a group combined in a reverse stock acquisition is not shareholders of the
a. Legal subsidiary c. Accounting acquirer
b. Legal parent d. Economic parent
21. An investment entity is an entity that:
a. Obtains funds from one or more investors for the purpose of providing those investor(s) with investment
management services;
b. Commits to its investor(s) that its business purpose is to invest funds solely for returns from capital appreciation,
investment income, or both;
c. Measures and evaluates the performance of substantially all of its investments on a fair value basis;
d. All of the choices
REVIEW QUESTIONS: COMPUTATIONAL
1. The statement of financial position of Ambo Company as of December 31, 2020 is as follows
Liabilities and
Assets Stockholders’ Equity
except Catriona’s non-current assets with fair value of ₱1,500,000 and Gray non-current assets at ₱3,500,000. What is
the amount of goodwill to be reported in the consolidated financial statements?
a. ₱200,000 b. ₱300,000 c. ₱400,000 d. None of the choices
Use the following data to answer the next three questions:
On January 1, 2020, Rage acquired 70% of the equity interests of Pin, a public limited company. The purchase
consideration comprised cash of ₱490M. The fair value of the identifiable net assets was ₱480M. Rage wishes to use
the full goodwill method for all acquisitions. The carrying value of the net assets of Pin was ₱535M at December 31,
2020. Of the increase in net assets, ₱37M had been reported in profit or loss, and ₱18M had been reported in other
comprehensive income.
30. If Rage disposed of 60% of the equity of Machine on December 31, 2020 (no other investor obtained control as a result
of the disposal) for ₱510M, how is the gain (loss) on deconsolidation to be recognized in profit or loss?
a. ₱65.6M b. ₱66.5M c. (₱18.5M) d. None of the choices
31. If Rage acquired a further 10% interest from the NCIs in Pin on December 31, 2020 for a cash consideration of ₱85M,
how much is the gain (loss) on the additional acquisition to be included in equity?
a. ₱9.5M b. (₱9.5M) c. (₱62.35M) d. None of the choices
32. If Rage disposes of a 10% interest to the NCIs in Pin on December 31, 2020 for a cash consideration of ₱80M, how
much is the gain (loss) on the additional acquisition to be included in P&L?
a. ₱4.5M b. (₱4.5M) c. (₱10M) d. None of the choices
33. Baguio Co. owns 80% of Bagyo, Inc.’s ordinary shares. On July 1, 2020, Baguio Co. sold half of its investment for
₱400,000. The adjusted balances of the related accounts as of July 1, 2020 immediately before the sale are:
• Investment in subsidiary ₱4,800,000
• Cumulative exchange differences
on translation of a foreign operation 2,000,000 Cr
The remaining 40% ownership (80% x 1/2) still gives Baguio control over Bagyo. How much is the reclassification gain
(loss) on July 1, 2020?
a. ₱800,000 b. (₱800,000) c. ₱2,000,000 d. ₱1,000,000
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