TMI BlogAccounting for AmalgamationsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y in one form and partly in the other. The distinguishing feature of an acquisition is that the acquired company is not dissolved and its separate entity continues to exist. Definitions 3. The following terms are used in this standard with the meanings specified: (a) Amalgamation means an amalgamation pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 or any other statute which may be applicable to companies and includes r (b) Transferor company means the company which is amalgamated into another company. (c) Transferee company means the company into which a transferor company is amalgamated. (d) Reserve means the portion of earnings, receipts or other surplus of an enterprise (whether capital or revenue) appropriated by the management for a general or a specific purpose other than a provision for depreciation or diminution in the value of assets or for a known liability. (e) Amalgamation in the nature of merger is an amalgamation which satisfies all the following conditions. (i) All the assets and liabilities of the transferor company become, after amalgamation, the assets and liabilities of the transferee company. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f merger and the accounting treatment of such amalgamations should ensure that the resultant figures of assets, liabilities, capital and reserves more or less represent the sum of the relevant figures of the amalgamating companies. In the second category are those amalgamations which are in effect a mode by which one company acquires another company and, as a consequence, the shareholders of the company which is acquired normally do not continue to have a proportionate share in the equity of the combined company, or the business of the company which is acquired is not intended to be continued. Such amalgamations are amalgamations in the nature of purchase . 5. An amalgamation is classified as an n in the nature of merger when all the conditions listed in paragraph 3(e) are satisfied. There are, however, differing views regarding the nature of any further conditions that may apply. Some believe that, in addition to an exchange of equity shares, it is necessary that the shareholders of the transferor company obtain a substantial share in the transferee company even to the extent that it should not be possible to identify any one party as dominant therein. This belief is based in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s and liabilities not recorded in the financial statements of the transferor company. 13. Where assets and liabilities are restated on the basis of their fair values, the determination of fair values may be influenced by the intentions of the transferee company. For example, the transferee company may have a specialised use for an asset, which is not available to other potential buyers. The transferee company may intend to effect changes in the activities of the transferor company which necessitate the creation of specific provisions for the expected costs, e.g. planned employee termination and plant re location costs. Consideration 14. The consideration for the amalgamation may consist of securities, cash or other assets. In determining the value of the consideration, an assessment is made of the fair value of its elements. A variety of techniques is applied in arriving at fair value. For example, when the consideration includes securities, the value fixed by the statutory authorities may be taken to be the fair value. In case of other assets, the fair value may be determined by reference to the market value of the assets given up. Where the market value of the assets ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1; for example, Development Allowance Reserve, or Investment Allowance Reserve. The Act requires that the identity of the reserves should be preserved for a specified period. Likewise, certain other reserves may have been created in the financial statements of the transferor company in terms of the requirements of other statutes. Though, normally, in an amalgamation in the nature of purchase, the identity of reserves is not preserved, an exception is made in respect of reserves of the aforesaid nature (referred to hereinafter as y ) and such reserves retain their identity in the financial statements of the transferee company in the same form in which they appeared in the financial statements of the transferor company, so long as their identity is required to be maintained to comply with the relevant statute. This exception is made only in those amalgamations where the requirements of the relevant statute for recording the statutory reserves in the books of the transferee company are complied with. In such cases the statutory reserves are recorded in the financial statements of the transferee company by a corresponding debit to a suitable account head (e.g., Adjustment ) which is pr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... his Standard that would have been followed had no treatment been prescribed by the scheme. In such cases, the following disclosures are made in the first financial statements following the amalgamation: (a) A description of the accounting treatment given to the reserves and the reasons for following the treatment different from that prescribed in this Standard. (b) Deviations in the accounting treatment given to the reserves as prescribed by the scheme of amalgamation sanctioned under the statute as compared to the requirements of this Standard that would have been followed had no treatment been prescribed by the scheme. (c) The financial effect, if any, arising due to such deviation. Disclosure 24. For all amalgamations, the following disclosures are considered appropriate in the first financial statements following the amalgamation: (a) names and general nature of business of the amalgamating companies; (b) effective date of amalgamation for accounting purposes; (c) the method of accounting used to reflect the amalgamation; and (d) particulars of the scheme sanctioned under a statute. 25. For amalgamations accounted for under the pooling of intere ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lgamation receivable by those equity shareholders of the transferor company who agree to become equity shareholders of the transferee company is discharged by the transferee company wholly by the issue of equity shares in the transferee company, except that cash may be paid in respect of any fractional shares. (iv) The business of the transferor company is intended to be carried on, after the amalgamation, by the transferee company. (v) No adjustment is intended to be made to the book values of the assets and liabilities of the transferor company when they are incorporated in the financial statements of the transferee company except to ensure uniformity of accounting policies. 30. An amalgamation should be considered to be an amalgamation in the nature of purchase, when any one or more of the conditions specified in paragraph 29 is not satisfied. 31. When an amalgamation is considered to be an amalgamation in the nature of merger, it should be accounted for under the pooling of interests method described in paragraphs 33 35. 32. When an amalgamation is considered to be an amalgamation in the nature of purchase, it should be accounted for unde ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... er its useful life. The amortisation period should not exceed five years unless a somewhat longer period can be justified. 39. Where the requirements of the relevant statute for recording the statutory reserves in the books of the transferee company are complied with, statutory reserves of the transferor company should be recorded in the financial statements of the transferee company. The corresponding debit should be given to a suitable account head (e.g., t ) which should be presented as a separate line item. When the identity of the statutory reserves is no longer required to be maintained, both the reserves and the aforesaid account should be reversed. Common Procedures 40. The consideration for the amalgamation should include any non-cash element at fair value. In case of issue of securities, the value fixed by the statutory authorities may be taken to be the fair value. In case of other assets, the fair value may be determined by reference to the market value of the assets given up. Where the market value of the assets given up cannot be reliably assessed, such assets may be valued at their respective net book values. 41. Where the scheme of am ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the amalgamation; (b) the amount of any difference between the consideration and the value of net identifiable assets acquired, and the treatment thereof. 45. For amalgamations accounted for under the purchase method, the following additional disclosures should be made in the first financial statements following the amalgamation: (a) consideration for the amalgamation and a description of the consideration paid or contingently payable; and (b) the amount of any difference between the consideration and the value of net identifiable assets acquired, and the treatment thereof including the period of amortisation of any goodwill arising on amalgamation. Amalgamation after the Balance Sheet Date 46. When an amalgamation is effected after the balance sheet date but before the issuance of the financial statements of either party to the amalgamation, disclosure should be made in accordance with AS 4, Contingencies and Events Occurring After the Balance Sheet Date, but the amalgamation should not be incorporated in the financial statements. In certain circumstances, the amalgamation may also provide additional information affecting the financ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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