Halvern Group SA (fictitious entity) closes its consolidated accounts on 31 December 20X6. The preparer draws up the year’s associates file, submitted to a reviewer: significant influence in Corsel and Dunmar, the equity method for Pelvane, Quorin and Sovrel (including the 40 % interest retained after a loss of control), Vorlan’s eliminations, Rimel’s losses, the impairment of Tarvik and the loss of influence in Orvel. Teaching simulation: the review trail of the file (preparation, reviewer notes and final sign-off) is simulated for demonstration purposes; it is neither a real review nor a validation of the content.
Your assignment
Draw up the file plan; assess significant influence in Corsel and Dunmar; apply the equity method to Pelvane (share, goodwill, depreciation of the fair value excess, adjusted profit, other comprehensive income, dividend, closing carrying amount), Quorin (bargain) and Sovrel (retained interest); eliminate Vorlan’s transactions; deal with Rimel’s losses beyond the interest, the impairment of Tarvik and the loss of influence in Orvel; record the thirteen entries, present their consolidated effect, deal with the reviewer’s points and conclude. One document is not useful.
You prepare a complete file: documents, work, entries and conclusion, then compare your work with the solution and the review points of the file.
Autonomous professional situation
As on a real engagement: no method, no checklist and no hints. You identify the issues yourself, organise the work and defend your conclusion.
Organise the work
Document each point
Argue the conclusion
Documents
File documents
9 documents: open each one to read it.
Document 1Memo
Group profile and file conventions
Halvern Group SA (fictitious entity) closes its consolidated accounts on 31 December 20X6. File conventions: amounts in EUR; case convention (pedagogical assumption, not attributed to IAS 28): fair values are those of independent valuations; the adjusted profits of the associates are file data, after harmonisation of policies; the depreciation of the fair value excess is straight line with no residual value; no tax; no transaction costs; the equity-method entries for Sovrel are not requested and the cumulative effect excludes them; the entries are illustrative. The 20 % presumption is rebuttable and significant influence is a matter of judgement.
Data
Key data from the documents
The figures of the documents, gathered for your work.
Item
Value
Found in
Halvern’s direct voting rights in Corsel
24%
Voting rights held by the subsidiary in Corsel
6%
Halvern’s voting rights in Dunmar
16%
Halvern’s share of Pelvane
25%
Cost of the investment in Pelvane
€2,000,000.00
Fair value of Pelvane’s identifiable net assets
€7,200,000.00
Fair value excess on the equipment
€480,000.00
Pelvane’s profit before adjustment
€640,000.00
Pelvane policy adjustment
€40,000.00
Pelvane’s other comprehensive income
€60,000.00
Dividends distributed by Pelvane
€320,000.00
Halvern’s share of Quorin
35%
Cost of the investment in Quorin
€650,000.00
Fair value of Quorin’s identifiable net assets
€2,000,000.00
Interest retained in Sovrel
40%
Fair value of the retained 40 % interest
€1,200,000.00
Consolidated carrying amount of the retained interest
€1,050,000.00
Sovrel’s adjusted profit for the second half
€120,000.00
Sovrel’s other comprehensive income
€30,000.00
Dividend received by Halvern
€30,000.00
Halvern’s share of Vorlan
30%
Carrying amount of the investment before eliminations
€1,600,000.00
Inventory bought from Vorlan still held, at transfer price
€400,000.00
Vorlan’s margin
35%
Inventory bought from Halvern still held, at transfer price
€250,000.00
Halvern’s margin
20%
Carrying amount of the land contributed
€500,000.00
Fair value of the land contributed
€800,000.00
Carrying amount of the investment in Rimel
€500,000.00
Halvern’s long-term loan to Rimel
€200,000.00
Halvern’s share of Rimel’s loss
€900,000.00
Entire carrying amount of the investment in Tarvik
€900,000.00
Value in use of the net investment
€780,000.00
Fair value less costs of disposal
€740,000.00
Price received for the 20 points sold
€300,000.00
Fair value of the retained 10 % interest
€150,000.00
Carrying amount of the investment on the loss of influence
€410,000.00
Accumulated other comprehensive income
€18,000.00
Reclassification proportion on leaving the equity method
100%
Group training budget
€85,000.00
Remaining useful life of Pelvane’s equipment
8 years
Sorting the information
Not every document matters: identify those that affect the accounting treatment.
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Part 1 · Classification · Analysis
Sort each document: does it affect the accounting treatment?
Drag each item into its category, or tap the category under the item.
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Group profile and file conventions
Corsel SA and Dunmar SA: voting rights and indicators
Pelvane SA and Quorin SA: acquisitions and profits
Sovrel SA: interest retained after the loss of control
Vorlan SA: upstream, downstream and contribution transactions
Rimel SA and Tarvik SA: losses and impairment
Orvel SA: disposal and loss of influence
Group training budget
Valuer’s note: useful life of Pelvane’s equipment
Relevant to the treatment0
No effect0
Workspace
Work programme
Organise your work freely: deal with each point, then argue your conclusion.
Task 1Analysis
Draw up the file plan: entities, questions of influence, equity method, eliminations, losses and cessation.
Task 2Analysis
Corsel: compute Halvern’s total voting rights, direct and indirect.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Corsel: compute Halvern’s total voting rights, direct and indirect.
%
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 3Professional judgement
Corsel: does Halvern have significant influence, and is the 20 % presumption confirmed?
Task 4Professional judgement
Dunmar: with 16 % of the voting rights, do the indicators rebut the presumption of no influence?
Task 5Calculation
Pelvane: compute Halvern’s share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: compute Halvern’s share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 6Calculation
Pelvane: compute the difference between the cost and that share and state its treatment.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: compute the difference between the cost and that share and state its treatment.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 7Calculation
Pelvane: compute the extra annual depreciation relating to the fair value excess.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: compute the extra annual depreciation relating to the fair value excess.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 8Analysis
Pelvane: harmonise the policy and compute the adjusted profit used for the share.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: harmonise the policy and compute the adjusted profit used for the share.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
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Task 9Calculation
Pelvane: compute the share of the adjusted profit.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: compute the share of the adjusted profit.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
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Task 10Calculation
Pelvane: compute the share of other comprehensive income.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: compute the share of other comprehensive income.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 11Analysis
Pelvane: what dividend does Halvern receive and how is it accounted for?
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: what dividend does Halvern receive and how is it accounted for?
€
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0 / 1 step entered
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Task 12Calculation
Pelvane: compute the closing carrying amount of the investment.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Pelvane: compute the closing carrying amount of the investment.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 13Calculation
Quorin: compute Halvern’s share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Quorin: compute Halvern’s share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 14Calculation
Quorin: compute the difference between the cost and the share and state its treatment.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Quorin: compute the difference between the cost and the share and state its treatment.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 15Analysis
Sovrel: how is the retained 40 % interest treated after the loss of control, what is its cost and what part of the gain relates to remeasurement?
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Part 1 · Calculation
Sovrel: how is the retained 40 % interest treated after the loss of control, what is its cost and what part of the gain relates to remeasurement?
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 16Analysis
Sovrel, second half: compute the share of profit and of other comprehensive income and the closing carrying amount.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Sovrel, second half: compute the share of profit and of other comprehensive income and the closing carrying amount.
€
€
€
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0 / 3 steps entered
Amounts readable
Result: Carrying amount at 31 December 20X6 (1,200,000 + 48,000 + 12,000 − 30,000)
Task 17Analysis
Vorlan: compute the total unrealised profit of the upstream and downstream inventory transactions.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Vorlan: compute the total unrealised profit of the upstream and downstream inventory transactions.
€
€
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0 / 2 steps entered
Amounts readable
Result: Unrealised profit of Halvern in Vorlan’s inventory (250,000 × 20 %)
Task 18Calculation
Vorlan: compute the profit eliminated on the upstream transaction.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Vorlan: compute the profit eliminated on the upstream transaction.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 19Calculation
Vorlan: compute the profit eliminated on the downstream transaction.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Vorlan: compute the profit eliminated on the downstream transaction.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 20Professional judgement
Vorlan: how is the gain on the contribution of land treated? Compute the gain on the contribution and the part to eliminate.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Vorlan: how is the gain on the contribution of land treated? Compute the gain on the contribution and the part to eliminate.
€
€
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0 / 2 steps entered
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Result: Gain on the contribution eliminated (30 % × 300,000)
Task 21Calculation
Vorlan: compute the carrying amount of the investment after the downstream eliminations.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Vorlan: compute the carrying amount of the investment after the downstream eliminations.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 22Calculation
Rimel: are the long-term interests part of the net investment? Compute Halvern’s interest used to cap the losses.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Rimel: are the long-term interests part of the net investment? Compute Halvern’s interest used to cap the losses.
€
Checks
0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 23Calculation
Rimel: compute the share of losses to recognise.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Rimel: compute the share of losses to recognise.
€
Checks
0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 24Calculation
Rimel: compute the unrecognised losses.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Rimel: compute the unrecognised losses.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 25Analysis
Rimel: in which order are the losses charged to the components of the interest, and must Halvern recognise a liability for the unrecognised losses?
Task 26Calculation
Tarvik: determine the recoverable amount of the net investment.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Tarvik: determine the recoverable amount of the net investment.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 27Calculation
Tarvik: compute the impairment loss on the net investment.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Tarvik: compute the impairment loss on the net investment.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 28Professional judgement
Orvel: does Halvern lose significant influence? Determine the other comprehensive income to reclassify.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Orvel: does Halvern lose significant influence? Determine the other comprehensive income to reclassify.
€
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0 / 1 step entered
Amounts readable
Task 29Calculation
Orvel: compute the gain on loss of influence before and after reclassification.
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Part 1 · Calculation
Orvel: compute the gain on loss of influence before and after reclassification.
€
€
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0 / 2 steps entered
Amounts readable
Result: Total gain on loss of influence (40,000 + 18,000)
Task 30Journal entries
Quorin: record the acquisition with the bargain income.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
Line 3
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 31Journal entries
Pelvane: record the share of the adjusted profit.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 32Journal entries
Pelvane: record the share of other comprehensive income.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 33Journal entries
Pelvane: record the dividend received.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 34Journal entries
Sovrel: record the retained interest brought to fair value as the cost of the associate.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 35Journal entries
Vorlan: record the elimination of the profit on the upstream transaction.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 36Journal entries
Vorlan: record the elimination of the profit on the downstream transaction.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 37Journal entries
Vorlan: record the elimination of the gain on the contribution.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 38Journal entries
Rimel: record the loss charged to the investment.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 39Journal entries
Rimel: record the loss charged to the long-term interests.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 40Journal entries
Tarvik: record the impairment loss.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 41Journal entries
Orvel: record the derecognition of the investment and the retained 10 % interest at fair value.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
Line 3
Debit
Credit
Line 4
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 42Journal entries
Orvel: record the reclassification of other comprehensive income.
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Part 1 · Journal entry · Journal entries
Entry 1 of 1
One line = one account and one side. Add a line if the entry needs more; the balance check updates live.
AccountDescriptionDebitCredit
Line 1
Debit
Credit
Line 2
Debit
Credit
TotalsDebit0Credit0
Task 43Effects on the financial statements
What is the cumulative effect of the thirteen entries on the consolidated financial statements?
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Part 1 · Classification · Analysis
State the direction of the effect on each financial statement aggregate.
ItemIncreaseDecreaseNo effect
Financial position (balance sheet)
Profit or loss
Other comprehensive income
Equity
2
Part 2 · Calculation · Analysis
Quantify the effect on the aggregates concerned.
€
€
€
€
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0 / 4 steps entered
Amounts readable
Result: Amount of the effect — Equity
Task 44Analysis
Which points remain to be dealt with by the reviewer?
Task 45Conclusion
Write the conclusion of the file.
File review
Points raised during the review of this file: read them as the preparer would.
Review notes
BlockingResolvedReviewer note (blocking): support the useful life of Pelvane’s equipment with the valuer’s note
Non-blockingOpenReviewer note: specify the effect of the final valuation of the retained interest in Sovrel on the gain
Information requests
ObtainedRequest to the valuer: remaining useful life of Pelvane’s equipment
Assumption documentedDocumented assumption: provisional valuation of the retained interest in Sovrel
Completion checklist
Significant influence in Corsel and Dunmar documentedDone
Cost, goodwill and share reconciled to the valuationsDone
Upstream, downstream and contribution eliminations computedDone
Losses, impairment and loss of influence computedDone
Balanced entries and effect on the financial statements establishedDone
Final valuation of the retained interest in Sovrel to be obtained from the independent valuerTo review
Your working draft for this file: points noted, leads, intermediate calculations.
Saved on this device only; never graded.
Conclusion
Submission and solution
Complete every item of the file to submit it (0 / 55).
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