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financial position. When the figures for non-controlling interest in the opening and
closing statements of financial position are used to calculate dividend payments to
non-controlling interests, we must therefore remove the effect of exchange rate
differences during the year.
The calculation of the dividends paid to the non-controlling interests should then be
calculated as follows:
$
Non-controlling interest in group net assets at the
beginning of the year
A
Non-controlling interest in profits after tax for the year B
Add non-controllinginterest share of foreign exchange
gain (G), or
G or (L)
Subtract non-controlling interest share of foreign
exchange loss (L)
A + B + G or – L
Non-controlling interest in group net assets at the end of
the year
(C)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests A + B – C + G or – L
3.4 Associates and the group statement of cash flows
When a group has an interest in an associate entity, the consolidated statement of
cash flows must show the cash flows that occur between the associate and the
group. The consolidated statement of cash flows shows the effect on the group’s
cash position of transactions between the group and its associate.
The cash held by an associate is not included in the group’s cash figure in the
consolidated statement of financial position. This is because the equity method of
accounting does not add the associate’s cash to the cash of the holding company and
subsidiaries. As far as cash flows are concerned, the associate is outside the group.
(The same principles apply to other investments accounted for under the equity
method, such as joint ventures accounted for by the equity method).
Share of profit (or loss) of an associate
In the consolidated statement of comprehensive income or the income statement,
the group profit includes the group’s share of the profits of associates. These profits
are not a cash flow item. When the indirect method is used to present the cash flows
from operating activities, an adjustment is therefore needed to get from ‘profit’ to
‘cash flow’.
The group’s share of the profit of an associate must be deducted from profit.
The group’s share of the loss of an associate must be added to profit.
Cash flows involving associates
The cash flows that might occur between a group and an associate, for inclusion in
the consolidated statement of cash flows are as follows: