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CHAPTER 1　Business Combinations
　The Legal Form of Business Combinations
　The Accounting Concept of a Business Combination
　Accounting for Business Combinations Under the Purchase Method
　Disclosure Requirements
　The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
CHAPTER 2　Stock Investments——lnvestor Accounting and Reporting
　Accounting for Stock Investments
　Equity Method of Accounting—A One-Line Consolidation
　Interim Acquisitions of an Investment Interest
　Iinvestment in a Step-By-Step Acquisition
　Sale of an Equity Interest
　Stock Purchases Directly from the Investee
　Investee Corporation With Preferred Stock
　Extraordinary Items, Cumulative-Effect-Type Adjustments, and Other
Considerations
　Disclosures for Equity Investees
CHAPTER 3　An Introduction to Consolidated Financial Statements
　Business Combinations Consummated through Stock Acquisitions
　Consolidated Balance Sheet at Date of Acquisition
　Consolidated Balance Sheets after Acquisition　
　Allocation of Excess to Identifiable Net Assets and Goodwill
　Consolidated Income Statement
　Preparinq a Consolidated Balance Sheet Worksheet
CHAPTER 4　Consolidation Techniaues and Procedures
　Consolidation Under the Equity Method
　Locating Errors
　Excess Allocated to Identifiable Net Assets
　Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
　Preparing a Consolidation Worksheet
CHAPTER 5　Intercompany Profit Transactions—Inventories
　Intercompany Inventory Transactions
　Downstream and Upstream Sales
　Unrealized Profits from Downstream Sales
　Unrealized Profits from Upstream Sales
　Consolidation Example Intercompany Profits from Downstream Sales
　Consolidation Example Intercompany Profits from Upstream Sales
CHAPTER 6　Intercomoanv Profit Transactions——Plant Assets
　Intercompany Profits on Nondepreciable Plant Assets
　Intercompany Profits on Depreciable Plant Assets
　Plant Assets Sold at Other than Fair Value
　Consolidation Example Upstream and Downstream Sales of Plant Assets
　Inventory Items Purchased for Use as Operating Assets
CHAPTER 7　Intercomoanv Profit Transactions——Bonds
　Intercompany Bond Transactions
　Constructive Gains and Losses on Intercompany Bonds
　Parent-Company Bonds Purchased by Subsidiary
　Subsidiary Bonds Purchased by Parent
CHAPTER 8　Consolidations——Changes in Ownership Interests
　Acquisitions During an Accounting Period
　Piecemeal Acquisitions
　Sale of Ownership Interests
　Changes in Ownership Interests from Subsidiary Stock Transactions
　Stock Dividends and Stock Splits by a Subsidiary
CHAPTER 9　Indirect and Mutual Holdinas
　Affiliation Structures
　Indirect Holdings—Father-Son-Grandson Structure
　Indirect Holdings—Connecting Affiliates Structure
　Mutual Holdings—Parent Stock Held by Subsidiary
　Subsidiary Stock Mutually Held
CHAPTER 10　Subsidiary Preferred Stock, Consolidated Earnings per Share,
and Consolidated Income Taxation
　Subsidiaries with Preferred Stock Outstanding
　Parent-Company and Consolidated Earnings per Share
　Subsidiary with Convertible Preferred Stock
　Subsidiary With Options and Convertible Bonds
　Accounting for Income Taxes of Consolidated Entities
　Income Tax Allocation
　Separate-Company Tax Returns with Intercompany Gain
　Effect of Consolidated and Separate-Company Tax Returns on
　Consolidated Procedures
　Business Combinations
　Financial Statement Disclosures for Income Taxes
CHAPTER 11　Consolidation Theories, Push-Down Accountina, and Corporate Joint Ventures
　Comparison of Consolidation Theories 226
　Illustration--Consolidation Under Parent-Company and Entity Theories
　Push-Down Accounting and Other Basis Considerations
　Joint Ventures
　Accounting for Variable Interest Entities
CHAPTER 12　Foreign Currency Concepts and Transactions
　Foreign Exchange Concepts and Definitions
　Foreign Currency Transactions Other than Forward Contracts
　FASB Statement No. 133: Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
　Activities
　Accounting for Hedge Contracts: Illustrations of Cash Flow and Fair Value Hedge
　Accounting Using Interest Rate Swaps
　Foreign Currency Derivatives and Hedging Activities
CHAPTER 13　Foreign Currency Financial Statements
　Objectives of Translation and the Functional Currency Concept
　Application of the Functional Currency Concept
　Hedging a Net Investment in a Foreign Entity
CHAPTER 1 4　Seament and Interim Financial Reporting
　Segment Reporting Under FASB Statement No. 131
　Interim Financial Reporting
　Guidelines for Preparing Interim Statements
CHAPTER 15　Partnarshins—Fnrmation. Ooerations. and Chanaes in Ownership Interests
　Nature of Partnerships
　Initial Investments in a Partnership
　Additional Investments and Withdrawals
　Partnership Operations
　Profit and Loss Sharing Agreements
　Changes in Partnership Interests
　Purchase of an Interest from Existing Partners
　Investing in an Existing Partnership
　Dissolution of a Continuing Partnership Through Death or Retirement
　Limited Partnerships
CHAPTER 16　Partnership Liauidation
　The Liquidation Process
　Safe Payments to Partners
　Installment Liquidations
　Cash Distribution Plans
　Insolvent Partners and Partnerships
CHAPTER 17　Comorate Liauidations and Reorganizations
　Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
　Liquidation
　Illustration of a Liquidation Case
　Reorganization
　Financial Reporting During Reorganization
　Financial Reporting for the Emerging Company
Glossary