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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Mewah Group

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ANNUAL REPORT 2012NOTES TOTHE <strong>FINANCIAL</strong> <strong>STATEMENTS</strong>For the financial year ended 31 December 20122. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)2.3 <strong>Group</strong> accounting (continued)(a) Subsidiaries (continued)(ii) AcquisitionsThe acquisition method of accounting is used to account for business combinations by the <strong>Group</strong>, except for businesscombination under common control.For business combinations under acquisition method of accounting, the consideration transferred for the acquisitionof a subsidiary or business comprises the fair value of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred and the equityinterests issued by the <strong>Group</strong>. The consideration transferred also includes the fair value of any contingent considerationarrangement and the fair value of any pre-existing equity interest in the subsidiary.Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are, with limitedexceptions, measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date.On an acquisition-by-acquisition basis, the <strong>Group</strong> recognises any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the date ofacquisition either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable netassets.The excess of (i) the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and theacquisition-date fair value of any previous equity interest in the acquiree over the (ii) fair value of the identifiable netassets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Please refer to Note 2.5 for the subsequent accounting policy on goodwill.Acquisitions of entities under common control have been accounted for using the pooling-of-interest method. Under thismethod:has been in existence since the earliest date the entities are under common control; perspective of the controlling party;common control; statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and statement of changes in equity have been prepared asif the combination had occurred from the date when the combining entities or businesses first came under commoncontrol;51

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