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Financial Reporting and Ethics - The Institute of Chartered ...

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AMALGAMATION, ABSORPTION AND RECONSTRUCTIONFinanced by:Capital & ReservesOrdinary share capital 100Reserves 40140XYZ LTDTDBalance sheet as at 31/12/04Fixed AssetmmGoodwill 20Premises 20Motor Vehicles 4080Current AssetsStock 18Debtors 24Bank & Cash 850Current liabilities (creditors) (40)Net Current Assets 10Net Assets 90NFinanced by:Capital & ReservesOrdinary share capital 100Unappropriated loss (10)90ABC Ltd decided to amalgamate with XYZ Ltd on 31 December 2004 to form acompany known as ABAK Ltd under the following terms:<strong>The</strong> assets <strong>and</strong> liabilities <strong>of</strong> ABC Ltd are to be taken over as follows:mMotor Vehicles 80Plant & Machinery 40Furniture & Fittings 20Stocks 8Debtors 24<strong>The</strong> cash <strong>of</strong> the firm was to be retained to pay in full 12,000,000 <strong>of</strong> the tradecreditors <strong>and</strong> the balance <strong>of</strong> the creditors to be taken over by the new company.Amalgamation expense <strong>of</strong> 1,200,000 was incurred <strong>and</strong> paid by ABC Ltd.Required:Prepare(i) Creditors Account(ii) Cash Account.23

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