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Which is not one of the three elements of control?


A) the ability to use power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor's returns;
B) holding majority voting rights;
C) power over the investee;
D) exposure, or rights, to variable returns from involvement with the investee.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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According to IFRS 10, which of the following factors indicate the existence of control? I. Possessing existing rights that give the current ability to direct the relevant activities. II) Shared power in the governance of financial and operating policies of another entity so as to obtain benefits. III) The power to govern the operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits. IV) Ownership of more than 50% of the voting power in the subsidiary.


A) I, II and III only;
B) I and IV only;
C) II and IV only;
D) IV only.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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If an investor entity owns more than half of the voting or potential voting power of an investee and does not account for the investment as a subsidiary, IFRS 12 requires the following disclosure:


A) the reasons why the ownership of the investee does not constitute control;
B) the nature of the relationship between the investor and investee;
C) the significant judgements and assumptions it has made in determining the nature of the interest in the other entity;
D) the amount of any repayments of borrowings between the investor and investee during the period.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The key criterion for the consolidation of the separate financial statements of entities is:


A) substance over form;
B) control;
C) the existence of contracts for the supply of goods between the entities;
D) capacity of the accounting systems to facilitate the necessary combination process;

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A group of entities formed by A Limited (parent entity) , B Limited (subsidiary entity) and C Limited (subsidiary entity) has the following Trade Receivables balances: \bullet A Limited $12 000 \bullet B Limited $15 000 \bullet C Limited $10 000 The consolidated financial statements show the following amount as the consolidated Trade Receivables balance:


A) $12 000;
B) $13 000;
C) $25 000;
D) $37 000.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A Ltd is a listed public company and has an 80% controlling interest in B Pty Ltd. B Pty Ltd is the parent of C Pty Ltd. In which of the following situations will B Pty Ltd not be required to prepare consolidated financial statements?


A) If B Pty Ltd prepares separate financial statements that comply with IFRS.
B) If the other owners of B Pty Ltd have consented to the non-preparation.
C) Where it is likely that there are external users dependant on the information.
D) B Pty Ltd would never be required to prepare consolidated financial statements.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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According to IFRS 12, parent entities are required to disclose: I. Summarised financial information about each subsidiary. II) A list of significant investments in subsidiaries. III) If the subsidiary is not wholly owned, the names of all other members. IV) The country of incorporation of subsidiaries.


A) I, II and IV only;
B) II, III and IV only;
C) I and IV only;
D) I, II, III and IV.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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For one entity to control another entity, the percentage of share ownership held by the controlling entity:


A) can be nil;
B) must be greater than 20%;
C) must be greater than 50%;
D) must be 100%.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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All parent entities are required to present consolidated statements unless the following conditions apply to them: I. The parent is a wholly owned subsidiary. II) The parent is a partly owned subsidiary and its owners do not object to the non-presentation of consolidated financial statements. III) The parent's debt or equity securities are traded in a public market. IV) The parent is not in the process of applying to issue any securities in a public market.


A) I and II only;
B) I, II and III only;
C) I, II and IV only;
D) I, II, III and IV.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Control is automatically presumed to exist where the parent either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries owns:


A) more than 25% but less than 50% of the voting power of an entity;
B) more than 10% but less than 25% of the voting power of an entity;
C) not more than 49% of the voting power of an entity;
D) more than 50% of the voting power of an entity.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Two entities A Limited and B Limited together form a third entity, C Limited. C Limited acquires A Limited and B Limited. According to IFRS 3 Business Combinations:


A) A Limited and B Limited cease to exist and C Limited is the acquirer;
B) the combined A Limited and B Limited is the acquirer of C Limited;
C) C Limited is considered to be the acquirer;
D) C Limited is not to be considered to be the acquirer.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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D

Which of the following statements applies to reverse acquisitions?  I.  The accounting acquirer would  issue equity shares to the  accounting acquire.  III.  The legal subsidiary has the power to govern  the financial and aperating policies of the  combined entity.  II.  The legal acquirer is identified  as accounting acquiree. IV. Consolidated financial statements prepared  following a reverse acquisition are issued  under the name of the accounting acquirer. \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { I. } & \begin{array} { l } \text { The accounting acquirer would } \\\text { issue equity shares to the } \\\text { accounting acquire. }\end{array} & \text { III. } & \begin{array} { l } \text { The legal subsidiary has the power to govern } \\\text { the financial and aperating policies of the } \\\text { combined entity. }\end{array} \\\hline \text { II. } & \begin{array} { l } \text { The legal acquirer is identified } \\\text { as accounting acquiree. }\end{array} & \mathrm { IV } . & \begin{array} { l } \text { Consolidated financial statements prepared } \\\text { following a reverse acquisition are issued } \\\text { under the name of the accounting acquirer. }\end{array} \\\hline\end{array}


A) I and III;
B) I and IV;
C) II and III;
D) II and IV.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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In a consolidated group of entities, control over the subsidiaries in the group:


A) may not be shared control;
B) can be shared with other parties;
C) can be less than 100% control;
D) can be less than 50% control.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In a business combination:


A) it is not necessary to identify the acquirer as long as parent entity has been identified;
B) the parent entity will always be the acquirer;
C) the accounting acquirer is the entity that becomes the controlling entity;
D) the legal acquirer is the entity that becomes the controlling entity.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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For the purposes of consolidated financial reporting, a group is:


A) an entity that has no subsidiaries;
B) a parent entity and all its subsidiaries;
C) an entity that has one or more subsidiaries;
D) a subsidiary entity of another entity.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The process of preparing the combined financial statements of a group of entities is known as:


A) accrual accounting;
B) condensation;
C) accumulation;
D) consolidation.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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If a parent entity chooses not to prepare consolidated financial statements, IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements requires the following disclosures in the separate financial statements of the parent: I. The name, country of residence and voting power of the directors of the parent. II) That the exemption from consolidation has been used. III) A list of significant investments including the proportion of ownership. IV) A description of the method used to account for the investments.


A) I, II and IV only;
B) II, III and IV only;
C) II and III only;
D) IV only.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The process of aggregating individual sets of financial statements to produce consolidated financial statements requires:


A) that no adjustments be entered into the individual ledger accounts of entities in the group;
B) balance sheet date adjusting journal entries to be recorded in the ledger accounts of the subsidiaries;
C) accruals of expenses and revenue, directly into the retained earnings ledger account of the parent entity;
D) balance sheet date adjusting entries directly into the ledger accounts of the parent entity only.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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If a controlling entity has delegated control to another entity, the parent is deemed to be:


A) the delegated party who is actively exercising control;
B) both the delegating party and the party to whom control has been delegated;
C) the entity who delegated the control;
D) neither entity as actual control has been lost.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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C

When one entity controls the business operations of another entity, the business combination results in the following type of relationship:


A) parent-subsidiary;
B) partnership;
C) a merger;
D) dual-listed.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A

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