In the course of the audit of King Limited (King), you, the CA, while reviewing the draft
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King’s controller informed you that Queen had suffered a large loss in Year 17, as shown by the May interim financial statements. King’s representative on Queen’s board of directors had resigned because King’s purchases from Queen now constitute less than 5% of its total purchases. In addition, Queen had been uncooperative in providing profit data in time to make the year-end equity adjustment. Consequently, King’s controller had revised the method of accounting for the investment in Queen.
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Discuss how King should report its investment in Queen, and describe what should be disclosed in the notes to the Year 17 financial statements. Assume that King and Queen are public companies.
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Modern Advanced Accounting In Canada
ISBN: 9781259066481
7th Edition
Authors: Hilton Murray, Herauf Darrell
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