Joint Venture Investments

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Sometimes a small group of investors will own and operate a business entity; this entity is a joint venture.

US GAAP & Joint Ventures:  most often, the equity method of accounting is required.

IFRS & Joint Ventures: prior to early 2009 both the proportionate consolidation and equity accounting methods were allowed for joint ventures under IFRS.  This was changed and now only the equity method is permitted for companies that must report joint venture business activities.

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CFA Level 2: Financial Reporting Part 2 – Introduction
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Intercorporate Investments Accounting - Ownership Categories
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Minority Passive Investments – Accounting Classes
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Minority Active Investments and the Equity Method for Financial Reporting
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Joint Venture Investments
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Controlling Interest Investments: Accounting for Business Combinations
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Purchase Method of Accounting for Controlling Interest Investments or Acquisitions
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Pooling of Interests Method to Account for Controlling Interest Investments
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Purchase Method vs. Pooling of Interest Method
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Acquisition Method to Account for Controlling Interest Investments
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GAAP Purchase Method, IFRS Purchase Method, and GAAP Acquisition Method Accounting
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Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) and Special Purpose Entities (SPEs)
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Defined Benefits Plans vs. Defined Contribution Plans
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Measuring the Defined Benefit Obligation
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Pension Expense (both GAAP & IFRS) for the Income Statement
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Defined Benefit Plans & the Company Balance Sheet
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The Role of Actuarial Assumptions in DB Plan Accounting
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Economic Pension Expense
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Pensions and the Statement of Cash Flows
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Accounting for Stock (or Share) Based Compensation
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Financial Statement Consolidation of Multinational Operations
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Consolidation: Presentation Currency vs. Functional Currency vs. Local Currency
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Foreign Currency Translation
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Temporal Method for Translation of Foreign Statements
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Current Rate Method for Translation of Foreign Statements
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Consolidating Financial Statements: Determining the Functional Currency
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Translation Methods and Financial Statement Effects
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Accounting for Subsidiaries in Hyperinflationary Economies
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CFA Level 2: Financial Reporting 2 - Recommendations
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MBS Weighted Average Life