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ISBN: A103000354295
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TableofContents
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1 Introduction to Advanced Financial Accounting
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2 AccountingforNon-Controlled Investments
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3 Introduction to Business Combinations
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4 Control Investments: Subsequent Measurements with WhollyOwned Investments
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5 ControlInvestments: IntercompanyTransactionswithWhollyOwned Subsidiaries
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7 AccountingforAssociates (Revisited)and Joint Arrangements ij ij ij ij ol ij
8 Control Investments—Other Reporting Issues ij ij ij
9 Foreign Currency Transactions ij ij
10 TranslationandConsolidationofForeignOperations ij ij ij ij ij
11 Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organization ij ij ol
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A) Part II — Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)
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a Handbook provides the option for private enterprises.
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Copyright © 2026 Pearson Canada Inc.
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NathalieJohnstone ij
UniversityofSaskatchewan
ij ij
AdvancedFinancialAc ij
countinginCanada
SecondEdition
NathalieJohnstone,KristieDewald, an ij
dCherylWilson
ij ij
ISBN: A103000354295
ij
TableofContents
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1 Introduction to Advanced Financial Accounting
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2 AccountingforNon-Controlled Investments
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3 Introduction to Business Combinations
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4 Control Investments: Subsequent Measurements with WhollyOwned Investments
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5 ControlInvestments: IntercompanyTransactionswithWhollyOwned Subsidiaries
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6 ControlInvestmentofNon-WhollyOwnedSubsidiaries ij ij ij ij ij
7 AccountingforAssociates (Revisited)and Joint Arrangements ij ij ij ij ol ij
8 Control Investments—Other Reporting Issues ij ij ij
9 Foreign Currency Transactions ij ij
10 TranslationandConsolidationofForeignOperations ij ij ij ij ij
11 Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organization ij ij ol
AdvancedFinancialAccountinginCanada,2Ce(Johnstone) Chapt er ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
1 Introduction to Advanced Financial Accounting
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1.1 Describethe accounting standards used inCanada and howtheyapplyto different re porti ij ij ij ij ij ij ol ij ij ij ij ij ij ij
ng entities. ij
1) A private company in Canada that is closely held, has no debt, and wants to simplify the acco
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unting process is most likely to report under which part of the CPA Canada Handbook?
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A) Part II — Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)
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nt reporting entities.
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2) In Canada, a private company has the choice to report under International Financial Reporting Sta
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ndards (IFRS) or Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE). Describe why the CPA Canad
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a Handbook provides the option for private enterprises.
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Answer: IFRS is meant to create consistency and comparability in international markets. One of the l imi
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tations of IFRS is the complexity of reporting for equity investments that are meant to provide info rmatio
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making purposes. Many private companies are held by a small group of shareholders who are often i nv
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oup of shareholders. To address this, the Accounting Standards Board developed the Acco unting Standa
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rds for Private Enterprises to meet the needs of private enterprises. Private enterprises h ave the option to a
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dopt IFRS or ASPE depending on the needs of the financial statement users.
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Learning Outcome: 1.1 Describe the accounting standards used in Canada and how they apply to diff ere
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nt reporting entities.
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• Part II — Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) — applicable to private entities.
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