Group accounting 2 Chapter 2
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Mid year disposals: treatment of dividends
The disposed of subsidiary may have paid,
declared or proposed a dividend in the year
of disposal and when the disposal is mid
year, this dividend may impact the calculation
of net assets at disposal date.
• Ifthedividendhasbeenpaidpriorto
disposal, then the seller will have
received the amount of the dividend
attributable to the shares disposed of
and the net assets of the subsidiary will
have been reduced by the cash
payment. Make sure that the full amount
paid is deducted from the net assets at
the date of disposal.
• Ifthedividendhasbeendeclaredprior
to disposal, then shares will be sold
ex-div and the relevant amount of this
dividend belongs to the seller. The net
assets of the subsidiary must be reduced
by the liability. Again, make sure that the
full amount is deducted from the net
assets at the date of disposal.
• Ifthedividendhasbeendeclaredor
proposed after the date of disposal,
the shares will have been sold cum-div
and the dividend belongs to the buyer.
So no adjustment to net assets at the
date of disposal is required.
Subsidiaries acquired exclusively with a view
to subsequent disposal
• asubsidiaryacquiredexclusively
with a view to resale is not exempt from
consolidation.
• ButifitmeetsthecriteriainIFRS5:
– it is presented in the financial
statements as a disposal group
classified as held for sale. This is
achieved by amalgamating all its
assets into one line item and all its
liabilities into another
– it is measured, both on acquisition
and at subsequent reporting dates,
at fair value less costs to sell (IFRS