Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780077862237
Author: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1Q
A company acquires a rather large investment in another corporation. What criteria determine whether the investor should apply the equity method of accounting to this investment?
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Identify the criteria which determine whether the investor should apply the equity method of accounting to this investment or not.
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The criteria for determining whether the investor should apply the equity method of accounting to this investment or not is as follows:
- The investor should invest at least 20% or it should acquire at least 20% of the investee’s share.
- The investor should be able to exercise the significant influence over the investee.
If the above two conditions are fulfilled then the organization can use the equity method.
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