Question
Company A and Company B merge to form Company AB. Assets
and liabilities are taken over at book value, and shareholders of both companies continue to have similar ownership in the new entity. Which method of amalgamation is applicable?Solution
When amalgamation is in the nature of merger (continuity of ownership, book value), pooling of interest method is applied per AS-14.
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