Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting
Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722639
Author: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the meaning of business combination.

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Answer to Problem 1Q

Business combination is the combination of separate business entities.

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Business combination: Business combination refers to the combining of one or more business organizations in a single entity.

The business combination leads to formation of combined financial statements. After business combination, the entities having separate control merges into one having control over all the assets and liabilities. Merging and acquisition are types of business combinations.

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