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CHAPTER 1 TH bn bn




E EQUITY METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR INVESTMENTS
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Chapter Outline bn




I. Four methods are principally used to account for an investment in equity securities alon
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g with a fair value option.
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A. Fair value method: applied by an investor when only a small percentage of
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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, investment i
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s reported at cost. bn bn bn




B. Cost Method: applied to investments without a readily determinable fair value. When
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the fair value of an investment in equity securities is not readily determinable, and th
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e investment provides neither significant influence nor control, the investment may b
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e measured at cost. The investment remains at cost unless
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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 sam
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The investor typically recognizes its share of investee dividends declared as dividend
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income.

C. Consolidation: when one firm controls another (e.g., when a parent has a majority
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interest in the voting stock of a subsidiary or control through variable interests, thei
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r financial statements are consolidated and reported for the combined entity.
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D. Equity method: applied when the investor has the ability to exercise significan
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t influence over operating and financial policies of the investee.
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1. Ability to significantly influence investee is indicated by several factors including
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representation on the board of directors, participation in policy-making, etc.
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2. GAAP guidelines presume the equity method is applicable if 20 to 50 percent of the
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Current financial reporting standards allow firms to elect to use fair value for any new inv
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estment in equity shares including those where the equity method would otherwise apply.
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nHowever, the option, once taken, is irrevocable. The investor recognizes both investee d
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ividends 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 of th
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e investee company.
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B. The investor accrues investee income when it is reported in the investee‘s financia
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l statements.
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C. Dividends declared by the investee create a reduction in the carrying amount of the
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Investment account. This book assumes all investee dividends are declared and pai
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d 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 influence a
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n 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 (or a
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t 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 stoc
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k purchases, the investor applies the equity method prospectively. The total fair
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value at the date significant influence is attained is compared to the investee‘s b
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ook value to determine future excess fair value amortizations.
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B. Investee income from other than continuing operations
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1. The investor recognizes its share of investee reported other comprehensiv
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e income (OCI) through the investment account and the investor‘s own OC
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I.
2. Income items such as discontinued operations that are reported separately by th
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e investee should be shown in the same manner by the investor. The materiality
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of these other investee income elements (as it affects the investor) continues to b
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e a criterion for separate disclosure.
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C. Investee losses bn



1. Losses reported by the investee create corresponding losses for the investor.
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2. A permanent decline in the fair value of an investee‘s stock should be recognize
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d immediately by the investor as an impairment loss.
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3. Investee losses can possibly reduce the carrying value of the investment account
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to a zero balance. At that point, the equity method ceases to be applicable and th
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e fair-value method is subsequently used.
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D. Reporting the sale of an equity investment bn bn bn bn bn bn



1. The investor applies the equity method until the disposal date to establish a prope
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r book value.
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2. Following the sale, the equity method continues to be appropriate if enough share
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s are still held to maintain the investor‘s ability to significantly influence the invest
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ee. If that ability has been lost, the fair-value method is subsequently used.
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IV. Excess investment cost over book value acquired
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A. The price an investor pays for equity securities often differs significantly from th
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e investee‘s underlying book value primarily because the historical cost based
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accounting model does not keep track of changes in a firm‘s fair value. bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



B. Payments made in excess of underlying book value can sometimes be identified wit
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h specific investee accounts such as inventory or equipment.
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C. An extra acquisition price can also be assigned to anticipated benefits that are expe
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cted to be derived from the investment. In accounting, these amounts are presumed
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to reflect an intangible asset referred to as goodwill. Goodwill is calculated as any e
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xcess payment that is not attributable to specific identifiable assets and liabilities of
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the investee. Because goodwill is an indefinite-lived asset, it is not amortized.
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V. Deferral of intra-entity gross profit in inventory
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A. The investor‘s share of intra- bn bn bn bn



entity profits in ending inventory are not recognized until the transferred goods are eit
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her consumed or until they are resold to unrelated parties.
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1. ―Downstream‖ refers to transfers made by the investor to the investee. bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



2. Intra-
entity gross profits from sales are initially deferred under the equity method and
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then recognized as income at the time of the inventory‘s eventual disposal.
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3. The amount of gross profit to be deferred is the investor‘s ownership percentag
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e multiplied by the markup on the merchandise remaining at the end of the yea
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r.
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1. ―Upstream‖ refers to transfers made by the investee to the investor. bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



2. Under the equity method, the deferral process for intra- bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



entity gross profits is identical for upstream and downstream transfers. The proc
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edures are separately identified in Chapter One because the handling does vary
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within the consolidation process. bn bn bn




Answers to Discussion Questions bn bn bn




The textbook includes discussion questions to stimulate student thought and discussion. These
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questions are also designed to allow students to consider relevant issues that might otherwise b
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e overlooked. Some of these questions may be addressed by the instructor in class to motivate
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student discussion. Students should be encouraged to begin by defining the issue(s) in each ca
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se. Next, authoritative accounting literature (FASB ASC) or other relevant literature can be cons
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ulted as a preliminary step in arriving at logical actions. Frequently, the FASB Accounting Stand
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ards Codification will provide the necessary support.
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Unfortunately, in accounting, definitive resolutions to financial reporting questions are not always
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available. Students often seem to believe that all accounting issues have been resolved in the p
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ast so that accounting education is only a matter of learning to apply historically prescribed proc
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edures. However, in actual practice, the only real answer is often the one that provides the faire
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st representation of the firm‘s transactions. If an authoritative solution is not available, students s
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hould be directed to list all of the issues involved and the consequences of possible alternative
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actions. The various factors presented can be weighed to produce a viable solution.
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The discussion questions are designed to help students develop research and critical thinking sk
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ills in addressing issues that go beyond the purely mechanical elements of accounting.
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