pooling of interests

pooling of interests
An accounting method used for *business combinations in cases when an acquiring corporation issues *common stock in exchange for the *acquisition of the common stock of another corporation. The acquired corporation’s *net assets are brought into consolidated accounts at *book value, and *net income is consolidated for an entire *fiscal year, irrespective of the date of the acquisition. *Generally Accepted Accounting Principles set strict criteria for the use of pooling of interests accounting.

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