IFRS: Accounting for Business Combinations

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by Wayne Bartlett

This course looks at the various implications of accounting for such issues which are covered by a number of IFRS Standards such as business combinations, separate financial statements and disclosures of interests in other entities.

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cpd hours 4 CPD hours
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This course will enable you to

  • Understand the objectives and scope of IFRS 3, 10, 11 and 12 as well as IAS 27 and 28
  • Know the basic rules regarding separate and consolidated financial statements
  • Understand how a business combination is identified
  • Identify how joint control is defined

About the course

A business combination is a momentous moment within your organisation and understanding the accounting and reporting implications is vital. As well as business combinations there are other significant moments, too, for example when one entity unites with another on a short-term or one-off basis in a joint venture; these are all situations in which the impact on the accounting and reporting will be significant and a thorough understanding is important.

Now updated throughout and with additional cases studies and scenarios, this course looks at the various implications of accounting for such issues which are covered by a number of IFRS Standards such as business combinations, separate financial statements and disclosures of interests in other entities.

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Contents

  • Business combinations
    • The importance of business combinations
    • Objective and scope of IFRS 3
    • Identifying business combinations
    • The acquisition method
    • Identifiable assets, liabilities and non-controlling interests
    • Goodwill
    • Problems with valuation
    • Business combinations with incomplete information
    • Subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosures
  • Separate and consolidated financial statements
    • Separate or consolidated?
    • Objective and scope of IAS 27
    • Preparing separate financial statements
    • Objective and scope of IFRS 10
    • Control, power and returns
    • Principal or agent?
    • IFRS 10: harder in practice than in theory
    • Accounting requirements
    • Investment entities
    • Standard issues
  • Joint arrangements, associates and joint ventures
    • Different types of joint arrangement
    • Objective and scope of IFRS 11
    • Joint control
    • Joint operations and joint ventures
    • Objective and scope of IAS 28
    • Definitions and key terms
    • Significant influence
    • The equity method
    • More on the equity method
    • Impairment
  • Interests in other entities
    • Disclosing interest
    • Objective and scope of IFRS 12
    • Significant judgements and assumptions
    • Interests in subsidiaries
    • Joint arrangements and associates
    • Unconsolidated structured entities
    • Consolidation and equity accounting

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Author

Wayne Bartlett

Wayne is an internationally acclaimed speaker and trainer on all aspects of public and private sector accounting and auditing standards. He has been instrumental in helping to develop the profession internationally and has taken lead roles in the development of new professional bodies and the accounting profession in Mozambique and Rwanda, and been extensively involved in developing financial reporting in many countries across the globe.

Reviews

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    User avatar: Jose Julio P
    Jose Julio P
    14 Mar 2025
    14 Mar 2025
    waynes video contributions were excellent...more (interactive) exercises would make it even better
    KH
    Koon Keaw H
    15 Dec 2024
    15 Dec 2024
    explain clearly about the complexity of bus.combination in practice
    AS
    Amy S
    05 Feb 2024
    05 Feb 2024
    More video / interactive elements would be better than lots of written notes
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