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FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ETHICSdisclosure in the financial statements. Such investments do notenable the investor to exercise significant influence or controlover the financial <strong>and</strong> operating decisions <strong>of</strong> the investeecompanies.(c)(d)<strong>The</strong>se statements do not cover:(i) Stocks/inventory;(ii) Property, plant <strong>and</strong> equipment; accounting for leases;(iii) Investment in pension benefit plans <strong>and</strong> Life InsuranceEnterprises;(iv) Investment in subsidiaries <strong>and</strong> associates;(v) Investment in Joint Ventures;(vi) Goodwill, patents, trademarks <strong>and</strong> similar assets;<strong>The</strong> statements focus on three main forms <strong>of</strong> investments, namely;short-term investments (current investments);long-term investments, <strong>and</strong> investment properties.5.2.13 Business CombinationsRelevant St<strong>and</strong>ards are:(a) Statement <strong>of</strong> Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ard 26: Business Combinations(b) International <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Reporting</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ard 3: BusinessCombinations.<strong>The</strong>se st<strong>and</strong>ards address the following matters:(a)(b)A business combination is the bringing together <strong>of</strong> separateentities or businesses into one reporting entity. <strong>The</strong> result <strong>of</strong> nearlyall business combinations is that one entity, the acquirer, obtainscontrol <strong>of</strong> one or more other businesses, the acquirees.<strong>The</strong> two St<strong>and</strong>ards include the following salient features:(i) they require all business combinations within their scopeto be accounted for by applying the acquisition method;(ii) they require an acquirer to be identified for every businesscombination within their scope. <strong>The</strong> acquirer is thecombining entity that obtains control <strong>of</strong> the other combiningentities or businesses;(iii) they require an acquirer to measure the cost <strong>of</strong> a businesscombination as the aggregate <strong>of</strong>: the values, at the date<strong>of</strong> exchange, <strong>of</strong> assets given, liabilities incurred orassumed, <strong>and</strong> equity instruments issued by the acquirer,in exchange for control <strong>of</strong> the acquire;(iv) they require an acquirer to recognize separately, at theacquisition date, the acquiree’s identifiable assets,liabilities <strong>and</strong> contingent liabilities that satisfy thefollowing recognition criteria at that date, regardless <strong>of</strong>106

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