Nokia 2008 Annual Report Download - page 154

1. Accounting principles (Continued)
to exist when the Group owns, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, over 20% of the voting
rights of the company.
All intercompany transactions are eliminated as part of the consolidation process. Minority interests
are presented separately as a component of net profit and they are shown as a component of
shareholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheet.
Profits realized in connection with the sale of fixed assets between the Group and associated
companies are eliminated in proportion to share ownership. Such profits are deducted from the
Group’s equity and fixed assets and released in the Group accounts over the same period as
depreciation is charged.
The companies acquired during the financial periods presented have been consolidated from the date
on which control of the net assets and operations was transferred to the Group. Similarly the result of
a Group company divested during an accounting period is included in the Group accounts only to the
date of disposal.
Business Combinations
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for acquisitions of separate entities or
businesses by the Group. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the fair values at
the date of exchange of the assets given, liabilities incurred, equity instruments issued and costs
directly attributable to the acquisition. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities
acquired or assumed by the Group are measured separately at their fair value as of the acquisition
date. The excess of the cost of the acquisition over the Group’s interest in the fair value of the
identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.
Assessment of the recoverability of longlived and intangible assets and goodwill
For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to cashgenerating units that are
expected to benefit from the synergies of the acquisition in which the goodwill arose.
The Group assesses the carrying value of goodwill annually or more frequently if events or changes in
circumstances indicate that such carrying value may not be recoverable. The Group assesses the
carrying value of identifiable intangible assets and longlived assets if events or changes in
circumstances indicate that such carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors that trigger an
impairment review include underperformance relative to historical or projected future results,
significant changes in the manner of the use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the overall
business and significant negative industry or economic trends.
The Group conducts its impairment testing by determining the recoverable amount for the asset or
cashgenerating unit. The recoverable amount of an asset or a cashgenerating unit is the higher of
its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. The recoverable amount is then compared to its
carrying amount and an impairment loss is recognized if the recoverable amount is less than the
carrying amount. Impairment losses are recognized immediately in the profit and loss account.
Foreign currency translation
Functional and presentation currency
The financial statements of all Group entities are measured using the currency of the primary
economic environment in which the entity operates (functional currency). The consolidated financial
statements are presented in Euro, which is the functional and presentation currency of the Parent
Company.
F10
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)