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A Ltd. has 60% interest in a joint operation. A Ltd. PURCHASES an asset from the JO; the JO sells at a profit. A Ltd. should:

ARecognise 60% of the JO's profit immediately because A is the controlling joint operator
BDefer recognition of A Ltd.'s share of the profit on the JO side until the asset is resold to a third party; A's cost of the asset is the cash paid less A's share of the JO's unrealised profit (i.e. eliminate the upstream profit by reducing A's recorded cost)
CReverse the entire JO sale
DRecord at the purchase price and recognise A's share of profit through OCI
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Defer recognition of A Ltd.'s share of the profit on the JO side until the asset is resold to a third party; A's cost of the asset is the cash paid less A's share of the JO's unrealised profit (i.e. eliminate the upstream profit by reducing A's recorded cost)
Symmetry with downstream sales — the joint operator's share of unrealised profit must be eliminated against the recorded cost of the purchased asset until that asset is on-sold to a third party. This is the upstream-transaction eliminating principle as applied to JOs.
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