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ADVANCED ACCOUNTING 15TH EDITION BY JOE BEN HOYLE, THOMAS
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SCHAEFER AND TIMOTHY DOUPNIK
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THE EQUITY METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR INVESTMENTS
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I. Four methods are principally used to account for an investment in equity securities
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t4 along with a fair value option.
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A. Fair value method: applied by an investor when only a small percentage
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of a company‘s voting stock is held.
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1. The investor recognizes income when the investee declares a dividend.
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2. Portfolios are reported at fair value. If fair values are unavailable,
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B. Cost Method: applied to investments without a readily determinable fair value.
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t4 When the fair value of an investment in equity securities is not readily
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determinable, and the investment provides neither significant influence nor
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t4 control, the investment may be measured at cost. The investment remains at
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1. A demonstrable impairment occurs for the investment, or
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2. An observable price change occurs for identical or similar investments of the
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The investor typically recognizes its share of investee dividends declared as
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dividend income.
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C. Consolidation: when one firm controls another (e.g., when a parent has a t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4
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, variable interests, their financial statements are consolidated and reported
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t4 for the combined entity.
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D. Equity method: applied when the investor has the ability to exercise
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t4 significant influence over operating and financial policies of the investee.
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1. Ability to significantly influence investee is indicated by several factors
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2. GAAP guidelines presume the equity method is applicable if 20 to 50 percent of the
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, outstanding voting stock of the investee is held by the investor.
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Current financial reporting standards allow firms to elect to use fair value for any
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t4 new investment in equity shares including those where the equity method would
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otherwise apply. However, the option, once taken, is irrevocable. The investor
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t4 recognizes both investee dividends and changes in fair value over time as income.
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II. Accounting for an investment: the equity method
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A. The investor adjusts the investment account to reflect all changes in the equity
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of the investee company.
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B. The investor accrues investee income when it is reported in the investee‘s
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financial statements.
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C. Dividends declared by the investee create a reduction in the carrying amount of
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t4 the Investment account. This book assumes all investee dividends are declared
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and paid in the same reporting period.
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III. Special accounting procedures used in the application of the equity method
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A. Reporting a change to the equity method when the ability to significantly
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influence an investee is achieved through a series of acquisitions.
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1. Initial purchase(s) will be accounted for by means of the fair value method
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(or at cost) until the ability to significantly influence is attained.
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2. When the ability to exercise significant influence occurs following a series of
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t4 stock purchases, the investor applies the equity method prospectively. The
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t4 total fair value at the date significant influence is attained is compared to
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t4 the investee‘s book value to determine future excess fair value
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t4 amortizations.
B. Investee income from other than continuing operations
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1. The investor recognizes its share of investee reported other
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t4 comprehensive income (OCI) through the investment account and the t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4 t4
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2. Income items such as discontinued operations that are reported separately
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