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IFRS 3 Business Combinations
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IFRS 3 Business Combinations
The business or businesses that the acquirer obtains control of in a business combination
The entity that obtains control of the acquire
The date on which the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree
An integrated set of activities and assets that is capable of being conducted and managed for the purpose of providing goods or services to customers, generating investment income (such as dividends or interest) or generating other income from ordinary activities
A transaction or other event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more businesses. Transactions sometimes referred to as "true mergers" or "mergers of equals" are also business combinations as that term is used in this IFRS.
Usually, an obligation of the acquirer to transfer additional assets or equity interests to the former owners of an acquiree as part of the exchange for control of the acquiree if specified future events occur or conditions are met. However, contingent consideration also may give the acquirer the right to the return of previously transferred consideration if specified conditions are met.
An investor controls an investee when the investor is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee.
For the purposes of this Standard, equity interests is used broadly to mean ownership interests of investor-owned entities and owner, member or participant interests of mutual entities.
The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date
An asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized
An asset is identifiable if it either:
a) Is separable, i.e., capable of being separated or divided from the entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, either individually or together with a related contract, identifiable asset or liability, regardless of whether the entity intends to do so; or
b) Arises from contractual or other legal rights, regardless of whether those rights are transferable or separable from the entity or from other rights and obligations.
Any economic resource that creates outputs, or has the ability to contribute to the creation of outputs when one or more processes are applied to it, e.g., non-current assets (including intangible assets or rights to use non-current assets), intellectual property, the ability to obtain access to necessary materials or rights and employees
An entity, other than an investor-owned entity, that provides dividends, lower costs or other economic benefits directly to its owners, members or participants. For example, a mutual insurance company, a credit union and a co-operative entity are all mutual entities.
The equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent
The result of inputs and processes applied to those inputs that provide goods or services to customers, generate investment income (such as dividends or interest) or generates other income from ordinary activities
For the purposes of this IFRS, owners is used broadly to include holders of equity interests of investor-owned entities and owners or members of, or participants in, mutual entities.
Any system, standard, protocol, convention, or rule that, when applied to an input or inputs, creates outputs or has the ability to contribute to the creation of outputs, e.g., strategic management processes, operational processes, and resource management processes
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