Chapter 4

Group Reporting III:

Accounting for
Business
Combinations and
Non-controlling
Interests under IFRS 3
in Post-acquisition
Periods

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Learning Objectives

1. Understand the rationale for elimination of investment;

2. Understand the concept of non-controlling interests;
3. Appreciate the alternative measurement basis for non-controlling
interests under IFRS 3;
4. Know how to prepare consolidation journal entries relating to
goodwill, depreciation, and amortization of differences between
book values and fair values of identifiable assets, contingent
liabilities of acquired subsidiaries, and non-controlling interests;
5. Know how to prepare consolidation journal entries to allocate
current and past income to non-controlling interests; and

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Content

1. Introduction
Introduction
2. Elimination of Investment in a Subsidiary
3. Effects of Amortization, Depreciation and Disposal of Undervalued
or Overvalued Assets and Liabilities Subsequent to Acquisition
4. Accounting for Non-controlling Interests under IFRS 3
5. Goodwill Impairment Tests
6. Conclusion

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Introduction
Focus of chapter 4:
• Subsequent effects when identifiable net assets are sold, consumed, extinguished or
amortized.
– Sale, consumption, use or settlement of the assets and liabilities of acquiree
should be recorded at acquisition date fair value
– Test for impairment of goodwill
• Subsequent effects of acquisition
– Demonstrate how consolidation journal entries are passed to record the
subsequent effects of acquisition
• Accounting for non-controlling interests
– Show how the balance of the non-controlling interests can be analyzed with
respect to three components
– Illustrate the consolidation journal entries to recognize non-controlling interest’s
share of equity
• Accounting for business combinations in multiple periods
– Explain the re-enactment process: involving re-enacting certain past
consolidation adjusting entries.
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Content

1. Introduction
2. Overview ofofthe
Elimination consolidation
Investment process
in a Subsidiary
3. Effects of Amortization, Depreciation and Disposal of Undervalued
or Overvalued Assets and Liabilities Subsequent to Acquisition
4. Accounting for Non-controlling Interests under IFRS 3
5. Goodwill Impairment Tests
6. Conclusion
7. Appendix 4A: Illustrations of Non-controlling Interests Measured
as a Proportion of Acquisition-date Identifiable Net Assets

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Elimination of Investment Account
What the parent is paying for

Consideration Share of book Share of

transferred by value of excess of fair
Goodwill
parent = subsidiary’s + value over +
net assets at book value of
acquisition identifiable net
Eliminated against date assets
subsidiary’s share
capital, pre-acquisition
retained earnings and
pre-acquisition other
equity items
• Investment account is eliminated
– To ensure that the investment account must be zero
– Substituted with subsidiary’s identifiable net assets and goodwill (residual)
– Rationale: Avoid recognizing assets in two forms (investment in parent’s
statement of financial position and individual assets and liabilities of subsidiary)
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Elimination of Investment Account

• Investment account is eliminated (Continued)

– Pre-acquisition retained earnings or pre-acquisition reserves of subsidiary
are not included in consolidated equity
• Rationale: Pre-acquisition retained earnings arose prior to the
acquisition of control by parent
– The elimination process will result in residuals comprising of
• Goodwill; and
• Excess or deficit of fair value over book value of identifiable net assets

• Re-enactment of elimination of investment entry in subsequent year

– Re-enacted as long as the investment exists
• Rationale: parent’s legal entity financial statements would include
investment in subsidiary balance

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Illustration 1: Elimination of Investment

Illustration
On 8 August 2010, Parent Co. bought 100% interest in subsidiary for
$200,000. At the date of acquisition, Subsidiary Co. had the following:

Share capital: $50,000

Retained earnings: $30,000
Equity: $80,000

At acquisition date, Subsidiary Co. had an unrecognized intangible

asset had a fair value of $50,000. Tax rate was 20%

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 Illustration 1: Elimination of Investment
Consolidation Consolidated Statement of financial
Parent Subsidiary
adjustments position
Dr Cr
Assets
Investment in
200,000 200,000 0
Subsidiary
Goodwill (Note 2) 80,000 80,000
Other net assets
300,000 80,000 50,000 10,000 420,000
(Note 1)
500,000 80,000 130,000 210,000 500,000

Equity
Share capital 100,000 50,000 50,000 100,000
Retained earnings 400,000 30,000 30,000 400,000
500,000 80,000 80,000 0 500,000
210,000 210,000

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 Illustration 1: Elimination of Investment
Note 1:
Increase in other net assets due to recognition of intangible asset 50,000

Decrease in other net assets due to recognition of deferred tax liability (10,000)

Net increase in other net assets 40,000

Note 2:
Goodwill is excess of the investment amount over the FV of identifiable net assets
Investment in Subsidiary 200,000
Book value of equity or net assets (80,000)
Fair value of intangible asset 50,000
Book value of intangible asset 0
Excess of fair value over book value 50,000
Deferred tax effects (10,000)
(40,000)
Goodwill 80,000

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Illustration 1: Elimination of Investment
CJE1: Elimination of investment in subsidiary
Dr Share capital 50,000
Dr Retained earnings 30,000
Dr Goodwill 80,000
Dr Intangible asset 50,000
Cr Investment in Subsidiary 200,000
Cr Deferred tax liability 10,000
210,000 210,000

Re-enacting CJE

• Building blocks of consolidation worksheet are the legal entity financial

statements of parent and subsidiary
• CJE 1 has to be re-enacted at each reporting date as long as Parent has
control over subsidiary
• Each consolidation process is a fresh-start approach

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Content

1. Introduction
2. Elimination of Investment in a Subsidiary

3. Effects of Amortization, Depreciation and Disposal of Undervalued

3. Accounting
or OvervaluedforAssets
non-controlling interests
and Liabilities under IFRS
Subsequent 3
to Acquisition
4. Accounting for Non-controlling Interests under IFRS 3
5. Goodwill Impairment Tests
6. Conclusion

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In Subsequent Years

• At acquisition date, we recognize:

– Fair value of identifiable net assets of acquiree as at acquisition date,
– Intangibles assets, contingent liabilities,(A+), contigent assets
– Deferred tax assets or liabilities on the above, and
– Goodwill as a residual
• In subsequent years:
– Subsequent extinguishment of assets and liabilities of subsidiary must be
determined based on the fair values at acquisition date.
– Therefore, subsequent amortization, depreciation and cost of sales of acquired
assets are determined based on fair value as at acquisition date
– Elimination of consideration transferred, recognition of fair value adjustments and
amortization entries must be repeated until:
i. Date of disposal of the investment in subsidiary; or
ii. Date when control is lost

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In Subsequent Years

• In subsequent years (Continued)

– Acquisition method only recognizes fair value at critical event: acquisition
date
• New internally-generated goodwill or subsequent appreciation in fair
values are not recognized subsequent to acquisition date
– Since net assets are carried at book value (carrying amount) in the
separate financial statements, the subsequent
amortization/depreciation/disposal are adjusted in the consolidation
worksheet
BV of expense in (FV – BV) adjustment FV of expense
separate to expense in consolidated
financial + = financial
statements Adjusted in consolidation statements
worksheet

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
• P Co. paid $6,200,000 and issued 1,000,000 of its own shares to
acquire 80% of S Co. on 1 Jan 20×5
• Fair value of P Co’s share is $3 per share
• Fair value of net identifiable assets is as follows:
Book value Fair value Remaining useful life
Leased property 4,000,000 5,000,000 20 years
In-process R&D 2,000,000 10 years
Other assets 1,900,000 1,900,000
Liabilities (1,200,000) (1,200,000)
Contingent liability (100,000)
Net assets 4,700,000 7,600,000

Share capital 1,000,000

Retained earnings 3,700,000
Shareholders’ equity 4,700,000
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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
Additional information:
• Contingent liability of $100,000 was recognized as a provision loss
by the acquiree in legal entity financial statement on Dec 20×5
• FV of NCI at acquisition date was $2,300,000
• Net profit after tax of S Co. for 31 Dec 20×5 was $1,000,000
• No dividends were declared during 20×5
• Shareholders’ equity as at 31 Dec 20×5 was $5,700,000

Q1 : Prepare the consolidation adjustments for P Co. for 20×5

Q2 : Perform analytical check on balance of NCI as at 31 Dec 20×5

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
• Consideration transferred = Cash consideration + Fair value
of share issued
= $6,200,000 + (1,000,000 × $3)
= $9,200,000

• Deferred tax liability = 20% × ($7,600,000 − $4,700,000)

= $580,000

• Goodwill = Consideration transferred + NCI – Fair value of net

identifiable assets, after-tax
= $9,200,000 + $2,300,000 – ($7,600,000 − $580,000)
= $4,480,000

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
• P’s share of goodwill = Consideration transferred – 80% × Fair
value of net identifiable assets, after tax
= $9,200,000 – [80% ×($7,600,000-
$580,000) $7,020,000] = $9,200,000 – $5,616,000
= $3,584,000

• NCI’s share of goodwill = Consideration transferred – 20% × Fair

value of net identifiable assets, after tax
= $2,300,000 – 20% × $7,020,000
= $2,300,000 – $1,404,000
= $896,000

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
Consolidation adjustments for 20×5

CJE 1: Elimination of Investment in Subsidiary

Dr Share capital 1,000,000

Dr Opening retained earnings 3,700,000
Dr Leased property 1,000,000
Dr In-process R&D 2,000,000
Dr Goodwill 4,480,000
Cr Contingent liability 100,000
Cr Deferred tax liability (net) 580,000
Cr Investment in S 9,200,000
Cr Non-controlling interests 2,300,000

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 Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
CJE 2: Depreciation and amortization of excess of FV over book value
Dr Depreciation of leased property 50,000
Dr Amortization of in-process R&D 200,000
Cr Accumulated depreciation 50,000
Cr Accumulated amortization 200,000
Under dep. by Under amort. by
$50k $200k
Dep exp:
$50,000
Amort exp:
Dep. of
Amort. of $200,000
$200,000 $250,000 R&D
leased
property $0
Based on
Based on Based on FV
Based on FV book value
book value
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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
CJE 3: Reversal of entry relating to provision for loss

Dr Provision for loss 100,000

Cr Loss expense 100,000
Note: Contingent liability was already recognized in CJE 1. The
recognition by the acquiree in its legal entity financial statement
results in double counting; hence this reversal entry is necessary

CJE 4: Tax effects on CJE 2 & CJE 3

Dr Deferred tax liability (net) 30,000 20% * (200k

+ 50k − 100k)
Cr Tax expense 30,000

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials

CJE 5: Allocation of current year profit to non-controlling interests (NCI)

Dr Income to NCI 176,000

Cr NCI 176,000

Net profit after tax 1,000,000

Excess depreciation (50,000)
Excess amortization (200,000)
Reversal of loss from contingent liability 100,000
Tax effects on FV adjustments 30,000
Adjusted net profit 880,000
NCI’s share (20%) 176,000

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
Explanatory note to CJE 5:
• NCI have a share in the extinguishment of the initial FV differences
and in the impairment of goodwill.
• Net profit after tax represents that increase in the book value of
equity of the subsidiary
• Other adjustments relate to the extinguishment of the FV
differentials
• NCI have a share of $176,000 of adjusted profit which represents
– Increase in book value
– Decrease in fair value differentials

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
Utilizing the Analytical approach to determine NCI balance:
NCI balance:
NCI at acquisition date (CJE1) $2,300,000
Income allocated to NCI for 20×5 (CJE 5) 176,000
NCI as at 31 Dec 20×5 $2,476,000

Utilizing the Listing approach to determine NCI balance:

Book value of identifiable net assets as at 31 Dec 20×5 $5,700,000
Unamortized balance of fair value adjustments as at 31 Dec 20×5:
Leased property ($1,000,000 × 19/20) 950,000
In-process R&D ($2,000,000 × 9/10) 1,800,000
After-tax unamortized balance at 80% 2,200,000
Adjusted net assets of S Co. $7,900,000
NCI at 20% 1,580,000
Goodwill attributable to NCI 896,000
NCI as at 31 Dec 20×5 $2,476,000
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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
Q2 : Perform an analytical check on the balance of NCI as at 31 Dec
20×5

1st Step: reconstruct the balance of non-controlling interest as at 31

Dec 20×5

NCI as at acquisition date (CJE 1) 2,300,000

Income allocated to NCI for 20×5 (CJE5) 176,000

NCI as at 31 December 20×5 2,476,000

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Illustration 2:
Amortization of Fair Value Differentials
2nd step: reconcile the balance to the three components that NCI have -

Non-controlling
interests

Share of
Share of book value Unamortized Share of
of net assets unimpaired goodwill
FV adjustment

$5,700,000 × 20%
+ ($1,000,000 × 19/20
× 80% × 20%) +
+ $896,000 = $2,476,000
= $1,140,000
($2,000,000 × 9/10 ×
80% × 20%) =
$440,000
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Content

1. Introduction
2. Elimination of Investment in a Subsidiary
3. Effects of Amortization, Depreciation and Disposal of Undervalued
or Overvalued Assets and Liabilities Subsequent to Acquisition
4. Accounting for non-controlling
Non-controlling interests under IFRS
Interest under IFRS 33
5. Goodwill Impairment Tests
6. Conclusion

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Non-controlling Interest

• NCI only arises in consolidated financial statements where:

– one or more subsidiaries are not wholly owned by the parent (IFRS 10)
• NCI are entitled to their share of retained earnings of the subsidiary from
incorporation
– No distinction between pre-acquisition and post-acquisition retained
earnings for NCI
• Same applies to OCI
– NCI collectively have a share of accumulated OCI arising from
incorporate date to the current date
• NCI are normally a credit balance
– Share of residual interests in the net assets of a subsidiary
– Total equity (parent’s and NCI) = Assets – Liabilities

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Analysis of Non-Controlling Interests

Share of book
Balance of Share of
value of
non- book value of Unimpaired
remaining (FV
controlling = subsidiary’s + + goodwill
– BV) of
interests at equity at attributable
identifiable
reporting reporting to NCI
net assets at
date date
reporting date

• The analysis of non-controlling interests enables us to efficiently assess

the balance of non-controlling interests

• Another method of arriving at the non-controlling interests is to build up

the balance chronologically through the consolidation process

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 Reconstructing NCI on Statement of
Financial Position

Incorporation Date of Beginning of End of current

date acquisition current year year

NCI have a share of NCI have a share of NCI have a share of

1. Share capital 1. Change in share capital 1. Profit after tax
2. Retained earnings 2. Change in retained 2. Current amortization of
earnings fair value differential
3. Other equity
3. Change in other equity 3. Current impairment of
4. Fair value goodwill
differentials 4. Past amortization of fair
value differential 4. Dividends as a
5. Goodwill repayment of profits
5. Past impairment of
goodwill 5. Change in other equity

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Reconstructing NCI on Statement of
Financial Position
• At each reporting date, group will re-create NCI account in the
consolidated financial statement by recognizing the sequential build
up:
– As of acquisition date
– From acquisition date to beginning of the current period
– During the current period

• Known as the “re-enactment process” of the attribution of equity to

NCI

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Accounting for NCI under IFRS 3

• Equity on the consolidated statement of financial position must

include both the interests of equity owners of the parent company
and NCI of partially owned subsidiaries

• NCI is an equity item and must be separately shown from the equity
of the owners of the parent company

• Asset and liabilities of the subsidiary must be reported in full

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Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill

• IFRS 3 Para 19 allows NCI to be measured in either of two ways

Non-controlling interests

Measured at Fair Measured as a

value at acquisition proportion of the
date (include recognized amounts of
goodwill) the identifiable assets as
“ Fair value basis” at acquisition date

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Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill

• Under the fair value basis:

– FV is determined by either the active market prices of subsidiary’s
equity share at acquisition date or other valuation techniques
– FV per share of NCI may differ from parent because of control premium
paid by parent (e.g. 20% premium over market price to gain control)
– NCI comprises of 3 items:

Non-controlling
interests

Share of
Share of book value unamortized Goodwill attributable to
of net assets FV adjustment NCI
(FV – BV)

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Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill

• Under the fair value option:

– Journal entry to record NCI at fair value (re-enacted each year):
Dr Share capital of subsidiary
Dr Retained earnings at acquisition date
Dr Other equity at acquisition date
Dr FV differentials (FV – BV)
Dr Goodwill (Parent & NCI)
Dr/Cr Deferred tax asset / (liability) on fair value adjustment
Cr Investment in subsidiary
Cr FV differentials (BV – FV)
Cr Non-controlling interests (At fair value)

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Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill

• Under the 2nd option:

– NCI is a proportion of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets (i.e. not full
fair value)
– NCI comprises of 2 items:

Non-controlling
interests

Share of
Share of book value unamortized
of identifiable net assets of FV adjustments
(FV – BV)
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Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill

• Under the 2nd option:

– Journal entry to record NCI (re-enacted each year):

Dr Share capital of subsidiary

Dr Retained earnings at acquisition date
Dr Other equity at acquisition date
Dr FV differentials (FV – BV)
Dr Goodwill (Parent’s goodwill only)
Dr/Cr Deferred tax asset / (liability) on FV adjustment
Cr FV differentials (BV – FV)
Cr Investment in S subsidiary
Non-controlling interests
Cr (NCI % × FV of identifiable net assets)

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Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill

NCI measured as a
NCI measured at FV proportion of the
acquiree’s identifiable
net assets

Book value of net assets

Fair value – Book value of

net assets

Goodwill

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Illustration 3:
Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill
The FV of NCI that owned 10% of Subsidiary A as at 31 Dec
20×1(Acquisition date) was $25,000. The financial statements of
Subsidiary A as at acquisition date are as shown below. Subsidiary A
had unrecognized intangible assets with fair value of $40,000. Tax rate
is 20%. Determine NCI’s good will as at acquisition date.

Subsidiary A’s Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 20×1:

Net assets 160,000

Equity 140,000
Share Capital 20,000
Retained Earnings 160,000

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Illustration 3:
Non-Controlling Interests’ Share of Goodwill
Fair value of NCI 25,000
Fair value of identifiable net assets
Book value of equity 160,000
Fair value of intangible assets 40,000
Deferred tax on intangible assets (8,000) 192,000

NCI's share of FV of identifiable net assets (10%) 19,200

NCI's goodwill (25,000 – 19,200) 5,800

Under alternative basis where NCI are measured as a proportion of the

recognized amounts of the identifiable assets as at acquisition date:
 NCI’s goodwill is zero
 Amount to be recognized as NCI is $19,200 only

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Allocation to Non-controlling Interests
1. Allocation of the change in equity from date of acquisition to the
beginning of the current period

Dr Retained earnings (NCI % × in RE from acquisition date to

beginning of current period)
Cr NCI
• No distinction between pre-acquisition or post-acquisition profits
• To transfer the NCI’s share of subsidiary’s retained earnings to NCI

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Allocation to Non-controlling Interests
2. Allocation of current profit after tax to NCI
Dr Income to NCI
Cr NCI

• Attribution of profit to NCI is not expense item and should not be shown
above the profit after tax line

• Without attribution, retained earnings of the group would be over-stated

and NCI’s share of equity would be under-stated

• The same attribution principle applies to Other Comprehensive Income

(OCI) – NCI are attributed their share of OCI arising during a period

 Examples: Revaluation surplus or deficit on property, PPE and

intangible assets etc.

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Allocation to Non-controlling Interests
3. Allocation of dividends to NCI
• Reverses the profit and loss effects of dividends in consolidated
income statement
• A repayment of profits by a subsidiary
• Reduces the NCI’s residual stake in the net assets of the subsidiary
Dr Dividend income (Parent)
Dr NCI (Equity)
Cr Dividends declared (Subsidiary)

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Content

1. Introduction
2. Elimination of Investment in a Subsidiary
3. Effects of Amortization, Depreciation and Disposal of Undervalued
or Overvalued Assets and Liabilities Subsequent to Acquisition
4. Accounting for Non-controlling Interest under IFRS 3
5. Goodwill Impairment
Goodwill impairment Tests
tests
6. Conclusion

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Goodwill Impairment Test

• IAS 36: Goodwill has to be reviewed annually for impairment loss

– Reviewed as part of a cash-generating unit (CGU)

• CGU is the lowest level at which the goodwill is monitored for internal

management purposes and

• Not larger than a segment determined under IFRS 8 Operating Segments

– Goodwill will be allocated to each of the acquirer’s CGU, or group of

CGUs

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Goodwill Impairment Test
1. Carrying amount:
– Net assets of the cash-generating unit
– It includes entity goodwill attribute to parent and NCI

2. Recoverable amount:
– IAS 36 allows the higher of the below two metrics to determine
recoverable amount:
− Higher of FV less cost to sell (an arms-length measure)
− Uses market based inputs or market participants’ assumptions in the
valuation process

− Value-in-use (VIU)
− Present value of future net cash flows
− Uses internal or entity-specific input to determine the future cash flows
− VIU likely to be more discretionary as assumptions about future cash flows
are required
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Goodwill Impairment Test

3. If carrying amount > recoverable amount

– Impairment loss is first allocated to goodwill
– Then to other assets in proportion to their individual carrying amounts
– Impairment tests to be carried out on annual basis; regardless of
whether indications of impairment exists
– Impairment once made is not reversible, as it may result in the
recognition of internally-generated goodwill which is prohibited under
IAS 38

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Goodwill Impairment Test
Steps for impairment test

Determine the carrying amount of the CGU

Determine the recoverable amount of the CGU

Recoverable amount: Higher of fair value or value in use

If carrying amount ≤ If carrying amount ≥

recoverable amount recoverable amount

Allocate impairment loss

No impairment loss to goodwill first and
balance to other net assets
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Goodwill Impairment Test
NCI as a proportion of
NCI at FV at acquisition
identifiable net asset at
date
acquisition date
Goodwill on consolidation Includes NCI’s goodwill Excludes NCI’s goodwill
Goodwill is allocated to Goodwill has to be grossed
cash-generating unit without up to include NCI’s share
Carrying amount of cash- further adjustment
generating unit Notionally adjusted goodwill
= Recognized
goodwill/parent’s interest
Impairment loss is shared
Impairment loss is borne
between parent and NCI on
Impairment loss only by parent as goodwill
the same basis on which
for NCI is not recognized
profit or loss is allocated

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Illustration 4:
Goodwill Impairment Test
Company × has 80% ownership in a CGU with identifiable net assets of
$6 million as at 31 Dec 20×1. The recoverable amount of the CGU as
an entity was $5 million as at that date. Determine the impairment loss
of goodwill in the CGU under two alternative measurement basis:

(a) NC measured at FV at acquisition date. Goodwill recognized by

CGU was $1.2 million
(b) NCI measured as a proportion of FV of identifiable net assets at
acquisition date. Goodwill recognized by CGU was $1 million

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Illustration 4:
Goodwill Impairment Test
Question (a)

Goodwill Identifiable net assets Total

Carrying amount 1,200,000 6,000,000 7,200,000
Recoverable amount 5,000,000
Impairment loss 1,200,000 1,000,000 2,200,000

Impairment loss borne by

Parent and NCI 1,200,000 1,000,000 2,200,000

Explanatory notes:
• Goodwill allocated to a CGU to enable comparison between carrying
amount of all assets of the unit and recoverable amount
• Goodwill attributable to NCI is included under recognized goodwill (no
further adjustment is required)

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Illustration 4:
Goodwill Impairment Test
Question (b)
Goodwill Identifiable net assets Total
Carrying amount 1,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000

NCI's stet share of goodwill 250000 (20% × $1 million/0.8) 250,000

Notionally adjusted carrying
amount 1,250,000 6,000,000 7,250,000
Recoverable amount 5,000,000
Impairment loss 1,250,000 1,000,000 2,250,000

Impairment loss recognized 1000000 (80% × $1.25 million) 1,000,000 1,000,000

Explanatory notes:
• Since comparison is done against the carrying amount of assets of a CGU,
goodwill is regrossed under alternative (b) to show theoretical goodwill as at
date of acquisition
• NCI unrecognized share of goodwill is included
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Conclusion

• Two sets of financial statements must be presented:

– Investor’s separate financial statements for the legal entity
– Consolidated financial statements for group of companies
• Although two sets of accounts exist, only one set of “books” has to be kept
by the legal entity
– Consolidation worksheets are used to prepare consolidated financial
statement
• Summation of line items of the financial statements of parents and
subsidiaries
• Incorporation of adjustments to eliminate and adjust intragroup
transactions and balances
• Transactions and balances in consolidated financial statement reflect
group’s perspective

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Conclusion

• All business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition

method
– Entails an “asset substitution process”
– Acquirer is deemed to have obtained control of all assets and liabilities of
acquiree.
– Acquisition date is a critical economic event (exchange of economic
resources between acquirer and the former-owners)
– Use of fair values to recognize assets and liabilities
– Unrecognized intangible assets and contingent liabilities recognized if they
meet criteria in IFRS 3
– NCI included as a component in equity

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Conclusion

• Under the acquisition method:

– Consideration transferred = Fair value of (assets transferred + liabilities
incurred + equity interests issued by acquirer + contingent
consideration)
– Asset substitution process: Investment account is eliminated and
substituted with:
• Subsidiary’s identifiable net assets; and
• Goodwill
– Goodwill = Fair value of (consideration transferred + non-controlling
interests + acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree) –
acquiree’s recognized net identifiable assets

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