Suppose Entity A acquires Entity B in a business combination and all the considerations have been completed by 31 December 2007 except that government approval which was still pending as at year end. Should entity A consolidate Entity B as at 31 December 2007?

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Nyasha

I believe the answer lies in the issue of control. If the acquirer still does not have control, i.e. voting rights, directorship, active management, no consolidation should be done until Control is obtained. In the meantime, the Acquirer can book in the investments in subs as …

If an institution is recognizing income by using flat rate method, but IFRS requires to recognize by using effective rate method. My questions are:
a) policy remains but financial statements it should be based on effective rate. Is it?
b) How to convert portfolio by using effective rate.?
 
 
asim

I don’t think so, see this link

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFRS
 

Hello:
 
Can anyone confirm if the PRC has officially transitioned to full IFRS GAAP reporting and if so, what was the effective date?  Are companies mandated to report in IFRS GAAP or can they still report in PRC GAAP up …