问题如下:
T-vision Inc, complies with US GAAP, the company has been expanding by acquiring other internet company, its largest acquisition, that of Heat internet company. T-vision Inc is currently forming a 50/50 joint venture with Alfa company under which the companies will share control of Heat internet company. T-vision plans to use the equity method to account for the joint venture. Alfa company complies with IFRS and will use the proportionate consolidation method to account for the joint venture.
Fabian, CFA, work on the Equity investment company, he has estimated the joint venture’s financial information for 2012. Fabian is preparing his estimates of each company’s earnings and financial performance. This information is presented in following table:
Based on Fabian’s estimates, the amount of joint venture net income include on the consolidated financial statement of each venture will most likely be:
选项:
A. higher for T-vision.
B. higher for Alfa.
C. the same for both T-vision and Alfa.
解释:
C is correct.
考点:不同的合并方法下的NI对比
解析:
题干说T公司要用JV,这种方法下,既可以用equity method, 也可以用proportionate consolidation, 所以这道题其实是在考你,对比equity method和proportionate consolidation的NI,有一个结论非常重要就是NI是一样的在2种方法下,其实在任何方法下,NI都是一样的。
请教老师,如果用acquisition method,NI应该最高吧?因为把子公司所有的利润都合并进来,算出NI之后再减去归属于少数股东的NI。