Question

When acquiring a business, typically all of the assets and liabilities will be acquired, even those off-balance sheets. Consider operating leases. This is a legal liability that currently is not reflected on a balance sheet. How is this accounted for upon acquisition and for consolidation? Consider ASC Codification 805-20 through 25 in your response. Use citations as appropriate.

Answer 1

in business Consolidation or Amalgamation is the merger and aquisition of many smaller companies is to a few mot much larger one. In the Contest of financial accounting, Consolidation refers to the aggregation of financial Statements of a group of a company as Carolidated financial Statements. Statements. 1. while considering Asc 805-20 Identifiable Assch and liabalities and any non-controlling intröst . The transferror Compony is absorbed is to Phonger transforce Company, all the assets. and sisted liabilities of the company may be taken over by the transferee Company Consideration for the ammay consolidation may be meche by ® issue of shores or Cash or other Asset by the transforce Company to shareholders of the transferor company. Scanned with CamScanner

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