In this article, we explain the general objectives of the disclosure requirements, discuss which business combinations require disclosure, and set out the minimum disclosure requirements of IFRS 3. The article also includes an illustrative business combination disclosure, and insights on certain disclosure areas.
This article discusses the requirements when the business combination accounting is incomplete at the reporting date. In this article we discuss the use of provisional amounts at the reporting date, and explain the measurement period and related adjustments, with an illustrative example setting out how measurement period adjustments are reported.
Our ‘Insights into IFRS 3’ series summarises the key areas of the Standard, highlighting aspects that are more difficult to interpret and revisiting the most relevant features that could impact your business.
Mergers and acquisitions (business combinations) can have a fundamental impact on the acquirer’s operations, resources and strategies. For most entities such transactions are infrequent, and each is unique. IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ contains the requirements for these transactions, which can be challenging in practice.