Amendments to Schedule 3 (non-IAS group accounts)U.K.
60. In Schedule 3 (non-IAS group accounts)—
(a)after paragraph 2(1) (concerning the consolidated balance sheet and profit and loss account) insert—
“(1A) Group accounts must be drawn up as at the same date as the accounts of the parent LLP.”;
(b)after paragraph 9(5) (concerning the acquisition method of accounting) insert—
“(6) Negative goodwill may be transferred to the consolidated profit and loss account where such a treatment is in accordance with the principles and rules of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.”;
(c)after paragraph 16 (certain information need not be disclosed if an undertaking is established under the law of a country, or carries on business, outside of the UK) insert—
“16A. Where an acquisition has taken place in the financial year and the merger method of accounting has been adopted, the notes to the accounts must also disclose the names and the addresses of the registered offices of the undertakings concerned (whether in or outside the United Kingdom).”;
(d)for paragraph 17 (minority interests) substitute—
“Non-controlling interests
17.—(1) The formats set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations have effect in relation to group accounts with the following additions.
(2) In the balance sheet formats there must be shown, as a separate item and under the heading “non-controlling interests”, the amount of capital and reserves attributable to shares in subsidiary undertakings included in the consolidation held by or on behalf of persons other than the parent LLP and its subsidiary undertakings.
(3) In the profit and loss account formats there must be shown, as a separate item and under the heading “non-controlling interests”, the amount of any profit or loss attributable to shares in subsidiary undertakings included in the consolidation held by or on behalf of persons other than the parent LLP and its subsidiary undertakings.
(4) For the purpose of paragraph 4(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 (power to adapt or combine items)—
(a)the additional item required by sub-paragraph (2) above is treated as one to which a letter is assigned, and
(b)the additional item required by sub-paragraph (3) above is treated as one to which an Arabic number is assigned.”;
(e)in paragraph 18 (joint ventures)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2), after “consolidated accounts” insert “and sections 402 and 405 of the 2006 Act”; and
(ii)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) In addition to the disclosure of the average number of employees employed during the financial year (see section 411(7) of the 2006 Act), there must be a separate disclosure in the notes to the accounts of the average number of employees employed by undertakings that are proportionately consolidated.”; and
(f)after paragraph 22 (related party transactions) insert—
“Deferred tax balances
22A. Deferred tax balances must be recognised on consolidation where it is probable that a charge to tax will arise within the foreseeable future for one of the undertakings included in the consolidation.”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 60 in force at 17.5.2016, see reg. 2(1)