Investments in Equity Securities: Equity Investment (Part 1)

This tutorial introduces the topic of investments in equity securities. It involves the accounting for the purchase of another corporation's common shares. This part concentrates on equity investment, which means the company acquires 20%-50% of the outstanding shares of another company.

The tutorial is presented by Paquita Davis-Friday, Professor of Accountancy at Zicklin School of Business and produced by Baruch Computing & Technology Center (BCTC).