Question: ABC Corporation acquired ( 3 0 % ) shareholding of a foreign company, XYZ Corporation, on 3 1 December 2 0 2

ABC Corporation acquired \(30\%\) shareholding of a foreign company, XYZ Corporation, on 31 December 2023, and thus, XYZ Corporation became a foreign associate of ABC Corporation.
ABC Corporation's functional currency and presentation currency is the dollar (\$). XYZ Corporation's functional currency is the FC. Both companies' financial years end on 31 December.
On 31 December 2023, an equipment of XYZ Corporation had fair value of \(\mathrm{FC}1,500,000\) and net carrying amount of FC1,000,000. The equipment had a remaining useful life of 5 years and zero residual value. The fair values were close to carrying amounts for other assets and liabilities at the date of acquisition.
Assume that XYZ Corporation has recorded goodwill impairment of FC10,000 on 31 December 2024. The company's net profit before tax and tax expense for the year 2024 were FC480,000 and FC75,000 respectively. No dividends are paid by XYZ Corporation in 2024. The tax rate was \(20\%\).
Related foreign exchange rates are given, as follows:
Required:
Without showing computations of translation differences and equity accounting journal entries, explain how should \( A B C \) Corporation account for translation differences arising from equity accounting of its foreign associate (XYZ Corporation).
ABC Corporation acquired \ ( 3 0 \ % \ )

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