The IFRS Interpretations Committee tentatively decided not to add this matter to its standard-setting agenda at its meeting in June 2017. The Committee will reconsider the following tentative agenda decision, including the reasons for not adding the matter to the standard-setting agenda, at a future meeting. The Committee encourages interested parties to submit their responses using the link below.
Tentative agenda decision
The Committee discussed a request to clarify how to account for the acquisition of an interest in an associate or joint venture from an entity under common control. In particular, the submitter asked whether it is appropriate to apply by analogy the scope exception for business combinations under common control in paragraph 2(c) of IFRS 3 Business Combinations.
The Committee observed that IAS 28 does not include a scope exception for the acquisition of an interest in an associate or joint venture from an entity under common control. Accordingly, an entity applies the requirements in IAS 28 when it acquires such an interest. The Committee concluded that the entity does not apply by analogy the scope exception for business combinations under common control in IFRS 3. In doing so, the Committee noted that the requirements in paragraph 26 of IAS 28 on the procedures used in accounting for an interest in an associate or joint venture should not be used as a basis to apply paragraph 2(c) of IFRS 3 by analogy.
The Committee observed that in accounting for the acquisition of the interest, the entity would assess whether the transaction includes a transaction with owners in their capacity as owners—if so, the entity determines the cost of the investment taking into account that transaction with owners.
The Committee concluded that the requirements in IFRS Standards provide an adequate basis for an entity to account for the acquisition of an interest in an associate or joint venture from an entity under common control. Consequently, the Committee [decided] not to add this matter to its standard-setting agenda.
Deadline for submitting comment letters: 21 August 2017
