Investments in Equity of Other Entities
1. Investments in equity securities that have (A)
(A) readily determinable fair value
–> Apply asc topic 320: Investments – Debt and Equity Securities
–> SFAS 115
(A) readily determinable fair value
–> Apply asc topic 320: Investments – Debt and Equity Securities
–> SFAS 115
2. Investments in common stock of subsidiaries
–> Apply asc topic 810: Consolidation
–> ARB 51, SFAS 160
–> Apply asc topic 810: Consolidation
–> ARB 51, SFAS 160
3. Investments in common stock with significant influence
–> Apply asc topic 323-10: Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures
–> APB 18
–> Apply asc topic 323-10: Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures
–> APB 18
4. Investments in partnerships, unincorporated joint ventures, limited liability companies
–> Apply asc topic 323-30: Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Entities
–> AICPA Accounting Interpretation (AIN) APB 18
–> Apply asc topic 323-30: Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Entities
–> AICPA Accounting Interpretation (AIN) APB 18
5. Investments in common stock other than previous cases
–> Apply asc topic 325-20: Cost Method Investments
–> APB 18
–> Apply asc topic 325-20: Cost Method Investments
–> APB 18
6. Fair value option
–> ASC 825 Financial Instruments: Fair Value Option (FVO)
–> SFAS 159: FVO for financial assets and financial liabilities, ASC 825
–> SFAS 156: FVO for servicing assets and servicing liabilities, ASC 860
–> SFAS 155: FVO for hybrid instruments, ASC 815
–> SFAS 157: Fair Value Measurements, ASC 820
–> SFAS 107: Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, ASC 820
–> ASC 825 Financial Instruments: Fair Value Option (FVO)
–> SFAS 159: FVO for financial assets and financial liabilities, ASC 825
–> SFAS 156: FVO for servicing assets and servicing liabilities, ASC 860
–> SFAS 155: FVO for hybrid instruments, ASC 815
–> SFAS 157: Fair Value Measurements, ASC 820
–> SFAS 107: Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, ASC 820
Significant Influence
–> 20% or more of the voting rights of an investee
–> Investee is not a subsidiary or a controlled entity
–> Investee is not a subsidiary or a controlled entity
Initial measurement under equity method
–> investments are measured at cost
Subsequent measurement under equity method
1. Investor’s share of (B)
–> is recognized in the investor’s financial statements
(B) Earnings or losses of an investee
–> is recognized in the investor’s financial statements
(B) Earnings or losses of an investee
2. Investor’s share of (C)
–> adjusts the investor’s other comprehensive income
(C) Other comprehensive income
–> adjusts the investor’s other comprehensive income
(C) Other comprehensive income
3. Investor’s share of (B) and (C)
–> adjusts the carrying amount of the investor’s investment
–> adjusts the carrying amount of the investor’s investment
Equity method losses
Investor’s share of losses of an investee
–> is recognized up to
–> the carrying amount of the investor’s investment
–> is recognized up to
–> the carrying amount of the investor’s investment
Equity method goodwill: Basis difference
1. If investment cost > investor’s share of net assets
–> the difference between two
–> is recognized as “equity method goodwill”
–> the difference between two
–> is recognized as “equity method goodwill”
2. Equity method goodwill is not amortized.
3. Impairment test for goodwill, SFAS 142,
–> is not applied to “equity method goodwill”
–> is not applied to “equity method goodwill”
4. Equity method goodwill is impaired
–> if a decrease in value is “other than temporary”
–> if a decrease in value is “other than temporary”
Impairment of equity method investment
If a decrease in (D) is “other than temporary”
–> recognize such a decrease
–> beyond the amount normally recognized by equity method, i.e., current losses
(D) the value of investor’s equity method investment
–> recognize such a decrease
–> beyond the amount normally recognized by equity method, i.e., current losses
(D) the value of investor’s equity method investment