1.5 Comparison of SEC Reporting Requirements for Equity Method Investees
The following table compares the annual
requirements for separate financial statements, the annual requirements for summarized
financial information, and the interim requirements for summarized income statement
information under Rules 3-09,
4-08(g), and 10-01(b)(1), respectively:
Comparison of Regulation S-X Rules — Annual and Interim
Requirements for Equity Method Investees
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Regulation S-X Rule
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Applicable Period
|
Each Equity Method Investee Individually
|
All Equity Method Investees in Aggregate
|
Significance Test(s)
|
Percent Significant
|
Financial Information of Equity Method Investee
|
Rule 3-09
|
Annual
|
X
|
|
>20%
|
Historical financial statements4
| |
Rule 4-08(g)
|
Annual
|
X
|
X
|
| >10% |
Summarized financial statement information
|
Rule 10-01(b)(1)
|
Interim
|
X
|
| >20% |
Summarized income statement information
|
Footnotes
4
The annual financial statements of a significant equity
method investee must be audited for the periods in which one of the
applicable significance tests exceeds 20 percent. The financial statements
may be unaudited for periods in which the equity method investee is not
significant.