alleryStart learning →Under the purchase method, transferor reserves other than statutory ones are?
AAdded to P&L balance
BNot included in accounts
CKept in same form
DTransferred to goodwill
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Not included in accounts
Identity of ordinary reserves is lost in a purchase-type deal, so they are not carried into the transferee's books.
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