The Equity Method of Accounting Should Be Applied by an Investor

question 21

Essay

The equity method of accounting should be applied by an investor to an investment in the voting stock of an investee of 20% or more of the voting stock of the investee.An investment of 20% or more of the voting stock of an investee should lead to the presumption (absent evidence to the contrary)that an investor has the ability to exercise significant influence over an investor.The presumption in applying the equity method is that an investor has significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee even though the investor holds 50% or less of the voting stock of the investee.
Required:
Identify events or circumstances that suggest that an investor has significant influence over an investee.

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