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Define a “joint venture” with your explanations.

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Question added by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.
Date Posted: 2014/09/04

A business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of accomplishing a specific task. This task can be a new project or any other business activity. In a joint venture (JV), each of the participants is responsible for profits, losses and costs associated with it. However, the venture is its own entity, separate and apart from the participants' other business interests.

IFRS11 Joint Arrangements outlines the accounting by entities that jointly control an arrangement. Joint control involves the contractually agreed sharing of control and arrangements subject to joint control are classified as either a joint venture (representing a share of net assets and equity accounted) or a joint operation (representing rights to assets and obligations for liabilities, accounted for accordingly

syed khalid jan
by syed khalid jan , Senior Accountant , Al Masad Co

A joint venture is a business entity in which two or more parties come together for the purpose to accomplish and achieve a specific task, a task will be a new project are other business activity. in JV each and every person is equal responsible for the profit lost and other cost.  

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

joint venture

is a business agreement in which the parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets. There are other types of companies such as JV limited by guarantee, joint ventures limited by guarantee with partners holding shares.

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

A contractual agreement joining together two or more parties for the purpose of executing a particular business undertaking. All parties agree to share in the profits and losses of the enterprise.

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