Discuss How Share Capital and Reserves Are Determined at the Date

question 6

Essay

Discuss how share capital and reserves are determined at the date of the acquisition and post-acquisition changes in share capital and reserves.

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Definitions:

Financing Activity

Transactions between a business and its financiers, such as issuing debt or equity.

Cash Inflow

Any increase in cash is called a cash inflow or a source of cash. When listing the total for a major section of the statement of cash flows, if cash is increased, the figure is often described as “cash provided” by operating activities (or by investing activities or financing activities).

Paying Interest

The act of compensating lenders for the use of their funds, typically expressed as a percentage of the principal amount borrowed.

Fixed Assets

Long-term tangible assets that are used in the operations of a business and are not expected to be converted to cash in the short term, such as property, plant, and equipment.