ACCT2542 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Contingent Liability, Financial Statement, Book Value

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Aasb 3 defines a business combination as: A transaction or other event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more business. A business is not just a group of individual assets, rather, it is an entity able to produce output. An acquisition in which the acquirer purchases assets, and possible assumes liabilities, of the acquiree, and subsequently recognises these assets and liabilities in its own accounts. An acquisition in which the acquirer purchases sufficient shares in another entity to obtain control of that entity, and therefore control of that entity"s net assets consolidated financial statements. The accounting principles are mainly the same, but we will focus on direct acquisitions in this week. An acquisition in which the acquirer purchases assets, and possible assumes liabilities, and recognises these assets and liabilities in its own accounts. Example 1: a ltd acquires all assets and liabilities of b ltd. b ltd continues as a company holding shares in a ltd.

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