Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Differential:

In investment accounting, the term differential is used to represent the difference between the sum of fair value paid, fair value of shares already owned by the investing company, fair value of non controlling interest and the book value of the net identifiable assets acquired.

To Indicate the importance of a consolidated financial statement in case of a large differential.

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