Soft Bound Version for Advanced Accounting 13th Edition
Soft Bound Version for Advanced Accounting 13th Edition
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ISBN: 9781260110579
Author: Hoyle
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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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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