Business purchase account

NS (Accountant) (36 Points)

13 December 2017  

IPCC Study material - Advanced accounting - page no: 3.46 - illustration 2- can anybody explain following things for business purchase account -

1. What is the nature of business purchase account - it is showing debit balance

2. Why are assets not taken over transferred to this account?

3. How can we ascertain that the balancing figure is profit ?

4. Thae firm was taken on in March 2012, and the business purchase account is closed in December 2012 only. Why didnt they make the purchase consideration calculations and settlement entries in March 2012 and kept the busines purchase account open till end of the year?