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

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FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ETHICSOn the credit side <strong>of</strong> the journal are all the components <strong>of</strong> purchaseconsideration (including liabilities taken over) as contained on the creditside <strong>of</strong> the new company account in the books <strong>of</strong> the discontinuingbusinesses.<strong>The</strong> difference between the debit side <strong>and</strong> the credit side <strong>of</strong> the journalrepresents goodwill or capital reserve. If the balancing figure on thejournal is an asset (i.e. debit balance) it is referred to as goodwill. If itis a claim over the assets (i.e. credit balance) it is referred to as capitalreserve.Pr<strong>of</strong>orma <strong>of</strong> the Amalgamation JournalDrCrL<strong>and</strong> & BuildingXPlant & MachineryXFurniture & FittingsXMotor VehiclesXStocksXDebtorsXGoodwill (balancing figure)XCreditorsXBank overdraftX3% Debenture XOrdinary sharesXPreference shares __ XX XBeing assets <strong>and</strong> liabilities taken over on amalgamation <strong>of</strong> A ltd <strong>and</strong> Bltd to form AB Ltd.N.BIt is instructive to note that the values <strong>of</strong> individual assets mentionedabove are a combined amount <strong>of</strong> the takeover values <strong>of</strong> all thecompanies that amalgamate. <strong>The</strong> amounts on the credit side <strong>of</strong> thejournal are also combined figures <strong>of</strong> each item on the new companyaccount as they appeared in the book <strong>of</strong> the discontinuing company.All transactions after amalgamation in the book <strong>of</strong> the new companymust be journalized by means <strong>of</strong> a simple journal. Such transactionsmay include fresh issue at or above the nominal value.3.7.2 Issue <strong>of</strong> SharesWhere fresh issues <strong>of</strong> shares are made for cash, the accounting entrieswill be:28

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