pooling of interests

pooling of interests definition - business

pooling of interests

An accounting method for combining, unchanged, the assets, liabilities, and owners' equity of two firms after a merger or combination. Before being discontinued in 2001, pooling was a preferred method of accounting for mergers because it generally produced the highest earnings calculations for the surviving company. Compare purchase method.

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