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

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AMALGAMATION, ABSORPTION AND RECONSTRUCTIONYellow Ltd.Balance Sheet as at 31/12/08 (after amalgamation)NFixed Assets:Freehold property 58,000Plant <strong>and</strong> Machinery 46,000104,000Current Assets:Stocks 83,476Sundry debtors 35,350Bank 143,174262,000Creditors amount fallingdue within one yearSundry creditors 32,485Bank overdraft 2,100 (34,585)Net current assets 227,415Total assets less current liabilities 331,415Creditors amount falling dueafter more than 1 year3 ½ % Debenture (60,000)Net assets 271,415Financed by:Capital & ReservesAuthorized Issued &fully paidOrdinary shares <strong>of</strong> 1each 250,000 250,000Capital reserves 21,415Shareholders funds 271,4153.8 ABSORPTION, TAKE OVER OR PURCHASE OF BUSINESS3.8.1 Absorption involves a situation where a company takes overanother company.<strong>The</strong> company that is being taken over (that is, absorbed company) willlose its identity (that is, wind up) while the assets <strong>and</strong> liabilities <strong>of</strong> theabsorbing company will increase after the absorption. For example, ALtd can purchase or take over B Ltd to form a bigger A Ltd.39

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