Importance The article deals with business combination processes regarded as a deal or other event, when the acquiring party assumes control over one or several businesses. Objectives The research substantiates the significance of business accounting as a catalyst of separate accounting types so to provide the information framework for the business model of business combination. We also define the business model as an accounting mechanism for recognizing investment processes to build the value of combined companies. Methods The research relies upon the international concept of integrated reporting, concept of consolidated financial statements, concept of fair value measurement. Results Business accounting shall be instrumental to recognize logic series of related activities as part of the business model of business combinations, thus keeping the financial capital providers abreast of the situation. Conclusions and Relevance The information model of business accounting helps understand the substance of the business model for business combination. The business accounting model is important as it helps recognize information on the business value creation in the time period throughout all business processes of the investing activity.
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