Sweden acquired 100% of the equity shares of Oslo on 1 March 20X1 and gained control. At
Question:
Sweden acquired 100% of the equity shares of Oslo on 1 March 20X1 and gained control. At that date the balances on the reserves of Oslo were as follows:
The Revaluation reserve – Kr10 million
Retained earnings – Kr70 million
The statements of financial position of the two companies at 31/12/20X1 were as follows:
Notes:
1 The fair values were the same as the book values on 1/3/20X1.
2 There have been no movements on share capital since 1/3/20X1.
3 20% of the goodwill is to be written off as an impairment loss.
4 Method 1 is to be used to compute the non-controlling interest.
Required:
Prepare a consolidated statement of financial position for Sweden as at 31 December20X1.
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