Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.1.3E
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Consolidation of accounts: When a company acquires significant influence in another company, then that company is known as holding company. The holding company needs to consolidate its accounts with the subsidiary.
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Choose the correct. A company acquires a subsidiary and will prepare consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes. For internal reporting purposes, the company has decided to apply the initial value method. Why might the company have made this decision?a. It is a relatively easy method to apply.b. Operating results appearing on the parent’s financial records reflect consolidated totals.c. GAAP now requires the use of this particular method for internal reporting purposes.d. Consolidation is not required when the parent uses the initial value method.
Which of the following statements is not correct in relation to consolidation accounting key terms?
Select one alternative:
Consolidated financial statements are financial statements of a group of entities presented as if that group was acting as a single economic entity.
A parent is an entity that has more than one subsidiary.
A subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by another entity.
A group comprises a parent and all of its subsidiaries.
Answer with true or false.
1. The non-controlling interest is presented in the statement of financial position as an asset.
2. Foreign subsidiaries need not be consolidated in preparing the consolidated financial statements if they are reported as a separate operating group under segment reporting.
3. Consolidated financial statements is needed if the investor has significant influence over the investee company.
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