Draft a memorandum for lane miller

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Lane Miller, who was recently appointed Chief Financial Officer of Midas Ltd, is considering utilising some excess funds to invest in the shares of Queen Ltd. Between 2015 and 2019, Queen Ltd has been performing very well and is expected to increase profits over the next three to four years. Queen Ltd has regularly paid dividends and is expected to pay dividends for the foreseeable future. There have been, in recent years some sales of inventory and non-current assets between Midas Ltd and Queen Ltd. Midas Ltd is also considering a proposal to lend some cash to Queen Ltd. The funds available would allow Midas Ltd to purchase 40% of the issued shares of Queen Ltd. Each share carries one vote at the company's general meeting. Queen Ltd has 8 directors. Midas Ltd believes that several assets in Queen Ltd's balance sheet are carried well below their fair value. Lane Miller has said that he thinks that such an investment would be measured at fair value with gains or losses on changes in fair value being taken through other comprehensive income. However, he has admitted that he is unfamiliar with these types of investments which is why he has requested some information about the applicable accounting requirements from you.

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Question 1: Draft a memorandum for Lane Miller that explains the accounting requirements for the proposed investment. In particular you should explain how the profit of Queen Ltd would be recognised in Midas Ltd's financial statements.

The memorandum should include the following criteria:

Introduction: State the purpose and identify the topics to be discussed to give the reader a guide.
Applicable accounting requirements for the investment: Explain in details regarding the accounting requirements and give an example of your own or reference an example.
Conclusion: Summary of the entire discussion.

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