When financial statements consist of a parent company and its subsidiaries and combines them into one comprehensive financial statement, we refer to them as consolidated financial statements. Additionally, ownership interest in another company must be accounted for when a company owns all of another company or part of it. Moreover, depending on how much of the second company the first one owns, ownership can be accounted for by using methods such as: equity, cost, or acquisition method. So, how does consolidated financial statements play a role in corporations? What are the reasons and benefits for the consolidation of financial statements? What are the steps that are necessary to ensure the proper accounting? What are a few excerpts from …show more content…
When corporations are related, consolidated financial statements are typically considered to be extra beneficial than the separate financial statements of the individual corporation. Moreover, unconsolidated subsidiary(s) are reported as an intercorporate investment when consolidation is not appropriate. According to MD. Zaber Tauhd Abir, there are various alternative theories of consolidation that exist being that they might serve as a basis for preparing consolidated financial statements. Additionally, on the consolidated financial statements where the parent company owns less than 100% of the subsidiary’s common stock the choice of which consolidation theory to use can have a significant impact. The different alternative theories of consolidation include the proprietary theory, the parent company theory, and the entity …show more content…
The propriety theory of accounting views the firm as an extension of its owners and thus it assumes that the firms and their owners are the same; therefore, there are no separate features between the two. All assets and liabilities of the firm are the assets and liabilities of the owner. By the same token, revenues of the firm are viewed as increasing the wealth of the owners, while expenses decrease it. Moreover, the proprietary concept results in a pro rata consolidation when applied to the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Only the proportionate share of the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary is consolidated by the parent company. II. The parent company theory notes that the parent company does have an effective control over all the subsidiaries assets and liabilities even though it may not necessarily own them. Thus, the consolidated balance sheet is given separate recognition for the non-controlling interest’s claim on the assets of the subsidiary. In addition, the consolidated income statement gives recognition for the earnings assigned to the non-controlling
For instance, the profit making health organizations have the main intention of creating profits for the shareholders while the nonprofit organizations are created to further their mission (Knowing the Differences Between Nonprofit and For-Profit Accounting , 2015). Just the way these organizations differ in their purpose and foundation, they also differ in their accounting procedures. Their financial statements are presented in different ways. The financial statements prepared at the end of a year are also very different. The main reason for these differences is because the two organizations follow different accounting standards. In this part, I will lay an explicit focus on how the two organizations present the various items in the owners’ equity statement (Baker,
Negative Results. The negative outcomes of consolidation are often seen in the financial and public relations aspect of consolidating. One of the most prominent and controversial as...
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Although the subsidiary is a separate legal entity, the parent entity has to prepare consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statement shall include all subsidiaries of the parent (Paragraph 12 AASB 127). In Paragraph 19 AASB 127, it states that ‘the subsidiary is not excluded from consolidation because the investor is a venture capital organization, mutual fund, unit trust or similar entity’. The second reason is that the business activities of an entity are different from those of others within a group. The relevant information is provided by consolidating such subsidiaries and disclosing other information about the dissimilar business activities of subsidiaries (Paragraph 20 AASB
Everyone wants to be successful. Most people measure success on the basis money. The world operates its daily activities around money, whether it is from the perspective of an individual providing for their family or the perspective of a chief executive officer managing a high profile business. Everyone’s goal is to be a success. In the corporate world of big business, success is always measured based on the bottom line comparing company profitability from one year to the next in comparison to its competitors. The only tool to accurately measure the bottom line of a corporation’s financial standing is through the use of financial statements. Understanding financial statements can be overwhelming. There are four basic financial statements: a balance sheet, an income statement, a statement of retained earnings, and a statement of cash flow (The Four Basic). Each of these four statements is broken down into smaller detail representing the inflow and outflow of financial transa...
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Financial and Managerial accounting are used for making sound financial decisions about an organization. They provide information of past quantitative financial activities and are useful in making future economic decisions. (Albrecht, Stice, Stice, & Skousen, 2002) The same financial data is used to derive reports for each accounting process yet they differ in some ways. Financial accounting primarily provides external reports for external users such as stock holders, creditors, regulating authority and others. (Garrison, Noreen, & Brewer, 2010) On the other hand Managerial accounting is concern with providing information that deals with the internal viability of the organization and is tailored to meet the needs of an individual organization. (Albrecht, Stice, Stice, & Skousen, 2002)
Accounting is the language of business. Accounting records and processes financial information into an accessible format that can be understood by anybody in the business world. It is defined in business that accounting is “the recording, measurement, and interpretation of financial information.” (Ferrell, Hirt, Ferrell, 2016, p. 286). Companies uses accounting tools to evaluate organizational operations. Accountants summarize the information from a firm’s business transactions in various financial statements for a variety of stockholders. There is a lot of business failures that happen because of information that is “hidden” in the financial statements. Cash flow is the greatest concern of management. For businesses to succeed, they need
A consolidated financial statement can be defined as the financial statements of a parent and its subsidiaries combined to form a single economic entity (AASB 10, 2011). The entity, which acquires the other entity, is known as the parent and the entity, which has been acquired, is known as the subsidiary. Consolidation financial reports arise when one entity purchases another entity, to then form a group. The purpose of preparing the consolidated financial statements is to combine the identifiable assets and liabilities (and contingent liabilities) and equity of two separate entities. At the date of acquisition, assets and liabilities are measured at their fair value in order to ensure that assets are not overstated and liabilities not understated and also ensure more relevant information (IFRS 10, 2012).
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Mergers and acquisitions immediately impact organizations with changes in ownership, in ideology, and eventually, in practice. There are multiple reasons, motives, economic forces and institutional factors that can, taken together or in isolation, influence corporate decisions to engage in mergers or acquisitions. The financial risks of merging with or acquiring an organization in another country and how those risks can be mitigated are important issues for corporations to conduct research on. This paper will examine the sensible and dubious reasons for mergers and acquisitions and the benefits and costs of the cash and stock transactions.
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The purpose of this document is to describe the nature, purpose and scope of accounting and it deliberately explains the details of each category in accounting. Accounting involves in preparing financial documents of an entity by analyzing, verifying, and reporting this records. It emphasizes its major characteristic role in field of banking and finance, with a mixture of supportive sub topics.
Both accounting and finance deal with money and assets; however, they are categorically different concepts. This portion of the essay will discuss the dissimilarities between accounting and finance. Examples of different concepts will be given for both practices.
The success of a company is very dependent upon its financial accounting. In accounting there are numerous Regulatory bodies that govern the accounting world. These companies are extremely important to a company because they set the standards when it comes to the language and decision making of a company. These regulatory bodies can be structured as agencies, associations, commissions, and boards. Without companies like the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Internal Accounting Standards Board (IASB), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and other regulatory bodies a company could not make well informed decisions. In this paper the author will look at only four of them.