
Chapter 18: Consolidated accounts
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Alternatively, total goodwill could be calculated as follows:
$
Purchaseconsiderationpaidbytheparentcompany 640,000
FairvalueofNCIatacquisitiondate(120,000+45,000) 165,000
805,000
Netassetsofthesubsidiaryattheacquisitiondate(atfairvalue) (600,000)
Totalgoodwill(parentandNCI) 205,000
At the acquisition date, the NCI is valued at $165,000. Subsequently, the value of
NCI in the consolidated statement of financial position should be the proportionate
share of the NCI in the net assets of the subsidiary, plus the goodwill of $45,000 less
any accumulated impairment of this goodwill.
How is the goodwill attributable to NCI calculated?
For the purpose of your examination, if you are asked to prepare a consolidated
statement of financial position using the fair value method for NCI, the goodwill
attributable to the NCI will be identifiable in one of the following three ways.
The exam question might state the value of the goodwill attributable to the NCI.
The exam question might state that the fair value of the NCI at the acquisition
date was $X. The value of attributable goodwill can then be calculated as the
difference between total fair value ($X) and the proportionate share of the NCI in
the net assets o f the subsidiary at the acquisition date.
The exam question might give the market value of the shares in the subsidiary
before its acquisition. The fair value of the NCI can then be estimated as the
number of shares held by the NCI multiplied by the pre-acquisition price per
share. Having established the total fair value of the NCI, the attributable
goodwill is calculated by subtracting the proportionate share of the NCI in the
net assets of the subsidiary at the acquisition date (same as the method above).
Example
Stott has 1 million shares of $1 each in issue. Hott acquired 75% of these shares at a
price of $10 per share. Prior to the acquisition, the shares of Stott had been trading in
the stock market at $9 per share. The fair value of the net assets of Stott at the
acquisition date was $8 million.
Total goodwill and the value of the NCI at the acquisition date can be calculated as
follows:
$
Purchaseconsiderationpaidbytheparentcompany
(750,000shares×$10)
7,500,000
Fairvalueofparentcompanyshareofnetassets
(75%×$8million)
6,000,000
Purchasedgoodwillattributabletoparent 1,500,000