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Financial Statements - Mewah Group

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MEWAH INTERNATIONAL INC.<br />

ANNUAL REPORT 2011<br />

Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />

For the financial year ended 31 December 2011<br />

2. Significant accounting policies (continued)<br />

2.3 <strong>Group</strong> accounting (continued)<br />

(a)<br />

Subsidiaries (continued)<br />

(i)<br />

Consolidation (continued)<br />

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions<br />

between group entities are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated but are considered an impairment<br />

indicator of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to<br />

ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the <strong>Group</strong>.<br />

Non-controlling interests are that part of the net results of operations and of net assets of a subsidiary<br />

attributable to the interests which are not owned directly or indirectly by the equity holders of the Company.<br />

They are shown separately in the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive<br />

income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of financial position. Total<br />

comprehensive income is attributed to the non-controlling interests based on their respective interests in a<br />

subsidiary, even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.<br />

(ii)<br />

Acquisitions<br />

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for business combinations by the <strong>Group</strong>, except for<br />

business combination under common control.<br />

For business combinations under acquisition method of accounting, the consideration transferred for the<br />

acquisition of a subsidiary or business comprises the fair value of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred<br />

and the equity interests issued by the <strong>Group</strong>. The consideration transferred also includes the fair value of any<br />

contingent consideration arrangement and the fair value of any pre-existing equity interest in the subsidiary.<br />

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.<br />

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are,<br />

with limited exceptions, measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date.<br />

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