Notes to the Financial Statements
(Cont’d)
For the year ended 30 April 2015
(In Singapore Dollars)
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
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BUILDING ON OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK
2.
Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d)
2.4
Basis of consolidation and business combinations (cont’d)
(b)
Business combinations and goodwill (cont’d)
The Group elects for each individual business combination, whether non-controlling interest in the
acquiree (if any), that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate
share of net assets in the event of liquidation, is recognised on the acquisition date at fair value, or
at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. Other
components of non-controlling interests are measured at their acquisition date fair value, unless
another measurement basis is required by another FRS.
Any excess of the sum of the fair value of the consideration transferred in the business combination,
the amount of non-controlling interest in the acquiree (if any), and the fair value of the Group’s
previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any), over the net fair value of the acquiree’s
identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. In instances where the latter amount
exceeds the former, the excess is recognised as gain on bargain purchase in profit or loss on the
acquisition date.
Goodwill is initially measured at cost. Following initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less
any accumulated impairment losses.
For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the
acquisition date, allocated to the Group’s cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from
the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the acquiree
are assigned to those units.
The cash-generating units to which goodwill have been allocated is tested for impairment annually
and whenever there is an indication that the cash-generating unit may be impaired. Impairment
is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of each cash-generating unit (or
group of cash-generating units) to which the goodwill relates.
2.5
Transactions with non-controlling interest
Non-controlling interest represents the equity in subsidiaries not attributable, directly or indirectly, to owners
of the Company, and are presented separately in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income
and within equity in the consolidated balance sheet, separately from equity attributable to owners of the
Company.
Changes in the Company owners’ ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control
are accounted for as equity transactions. In such circumstances, the carrying amounts of the controlling
and non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiary.
Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interest is adjusted and the fair value
of the consideration paid or received is recognised directly in equity and attributed to owners of the
Company.
