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1) Two companies A Ltd and B Ltd go into liquidation to form a new company S Ltd. It is
Amalgamation
Absorption
External Reconstruction
None of the above
As per AS – 14 purchase consideration is what is payable to
Shareholders
Creditors
Debenture holders
Share holders and Debenture holders
When amalgamation is in the nature of merger, the accounting method to be followed is:
Equity method
Purchase method
Pooling of interests method
Consolidated method
When amalgamation is in the nature of Purchase, the accounting method to be followed is:
Equity method
Purchase method
Pooling of interests method
Consolidated method
Amalgamation is said to be in the nature of merger if:
All assets and liabilities of transferor company are taken over by the transferee company.
Business of transferor company is intended to be carried on by the transferee company.
Purchase consideration must be paid in equity shares by the transferee company except for fraction shares.
All of the above
Amalgamate adjustment account is opened in the books of transferee company to incorporate:
The assets of the transferor company
The liabilities of the transferor company
The statutory reserves of the transferor company
The non – statutory reserves of the transferor company
Goodwill arising on amalgamation is to be
Retained in the books of the transferee company
Amortised to income on a systematic basis normally five years
Adjusted against reserves or profit and loss account balance
All of the above
Under pooling of interest method the difference between the purchase consideration and share capital of the transferee company should be adjusted to:
General reserve
Amalgamation adjustment account
Goodwill or capital reserve
None of the above
. Under purchase method the difference between the purchase consideration and share capital of the transferee company should be adjusted to:
General reserve
Amalgamation adjustment account
Goodwill or capital reserve
None of the above
. For amalgamation in the nature of merger, the shareholders holding at least ______ or more of the equity shares of the transferor company becomes the equity shareholders of the transferee company.
51%
90%
99%
100%
AS – 14 is not applicable if when transferee company acquires transferor company and transferor company;
Ceases to exist
Separate entry is Continue to exist
Applied in all cases
None of the above
11. A Ltd. and B Ltd. go into liquidation and a new company X Ltd. is formed. It is a case of:
Absorption
External reconstruction
Amalgamation.
X Ltd. goes into liquidation and a new company Z Ltd. is formed to take over the business of X Ltd. It is a case of:
Absorption
External reconstruction
Amalgamation
X Ltd. goes into liquidation and an existing company Z Ltd. purchases the business of X Ltd. It is a case of:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Absorption
External reconstruction
Amalgamation
. Accumulated profits include:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Provision for doubtful debts
Superannuation fund
Workmen's compensation fund
Liabilities (not accumulated profits) of a company include—
General reserve
Pension fund
Dividend equalisation fund.
When the expenses of liquidation are to be borne by the vendor company, then the vendor company debits:
Realisation account
Bank account
Goodwill account.
When the expenses of liquidation are to be borne by the purchasing company, then the purchasing company debits:
Vendor company's account
Bank account
Goodwill account
When the purchasing company makes payment of the purchase consideration, it debits:
Business purchase account
Assets account
Vendor company's account
The vendor company transfers preliminary expenses (at the time of absorption) to:
Equity shareholders' account
Realisation account
Purchasing company's account
For paying liabilities not taken over by the purchasing company, the vendor company credits:
Realisation account
Bank account
Liabilities account
In case of inter-company holdings, the purchasing company, at the time of payment of the purchase consideration, surrenders the shares in the vendor company by crediting:
Vendor company's account
Shares in the vendor company account
Share capital account.
The share capital, to the extent already held by the purchasing company, is closed by the vendor company by crediting it to:
Share capital account
Purchasing company's account
Realisation account