IFRS 3
IFRS vs US GAAP: How NCI Measurement Differences Change Your Consolidated Balance Sheet
IFRS and US GAAP treat non-controlling interest measurement differently at acquisition date, and those differences compound across goodwill calculations, equity…
Gaining Control in Stages: How to Account for a Step Acquisition Under IFRS 3
Three years ago, the group took a 30% stake in TechCo, a software business with strong growth potential. The investment…
Intragroup Restructuring: How to Account for Common Control Transactions When IFRS 3 Doesn’t Apply
David had been CFO of the retail group for four years when the board approved a restructuring. For commercial and…
Post-Acquisition Consolidation: The Fair Value Adjustments You Still Need to Make in Year Two — and Every Year After
Priya had been group controller for eight months when she inherited the consolidation working papers for TrainingCo, a subsidiary the…
AASB 3 Business Combinations: A Practical Guide for Australian Multi-Entity Groups
When Sophie’s Melbourne-based consulting group acquired a smaller competitor for $2.8 million, the deal took six months of negotiation and…
Acquiring a SaaS Business: Why the Deferred Revenue Write-Down Means Your Consolidated Revenue Will Be Lower Than You Expect
Sophie is the group CFO of Nexus Technologies, a UK-based software group that acquired CloudPay Ltd — a payroll SaaS…
US GAAP Business Combinations: A Practical Guide to ASC 805 for Multi-Entity Groups
The deal closed on 1 March. A US-based professional services group had acquired a 75% controlling stake in a regional…
IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements: A Practical Guide for Multi-Entity Groups
When a business owns shares in another company, the first question an accountant must answer is not how to record…
Contingent Consideration in Group Consolidation: Why Earn-Outs and Deferred Payments Look Different in Your Consolidated Accounts
When a group acquires a business, the consideration paid is rarely a single clean cash figure. Most acquisitions include some…
IFRS 3 Business Combinations: A Practical Guide for Multi-Entity Groups
Every consolidation begins with an acquisition. And every acquisition governed by IFRS starts with IFRS 3 Business Combinations — the standard that…