Concept introduction:
Held to maturity: The Held to maturity is a type of investment which an investor intends to hold until maturity. These securities are recorded at amortized cost.
Trading: Trading securities are purchased by the investor for the purpose to sell within a short-term period to each profit. These securities are recorded at their fair value and any gain or loss is recognized in the income statement for that period.
Available for sale: All the other securities are considered as available for sale and these securities are recorded at their fair value and any gain or loss is recognized unrealized gain or loss until the securities are actually sold.
To discuss:
The reason for elimination of transactions between the parent and subsidiary in consolidation.
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Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
- QUESTION: What amount of gain or loss does Ernesto recognize if the transaction is structured as a Type A merger?arrow_forwardWhich of the following intercompany transactions would not require a worksheet elimination in the consolidation process? a. The subsidiary’s payment of rent to its parent. b. The sale of merchandise by a parent to its subsidiary. c. The amount of a loan to the subsidiary made by its parent. d. None of the above.arrow_forwardHi, may i know more clearer explanation to calculate the gain or loss on the disposal of the share between parent and subsidiaries ? plagiarism is not allowed.arrow_forward
- Where the parent firm does not own 100% of the subsidiary company, how much of the parent entity's intra-group transactions with the subsidiary entity will need to be deleted during consolidation?arrow_forwardWhat is operating merger?arrow_forwardOffer some reasons that a company might choose to merge with or acquire another company.arrow_forward
- What is the difference between statutory merger, staturory consolidation and statutory acquisition?arrow_forwardWhich most accurately describes what happens to consolidation worksheet entries, assuming there is no push down accounting Worksheet entries are posted only to the ledgers of the subsidiary as post closing entries Worksheet entries are posted to the ledgers of the company owning the noncontrolling interest Worksheet entries are posted to the ledgers of both the parent and subsidiary as post closing entries Worksheet entries are posted only to the ledgers of the parent as post closing entries Worksheet entries are not posted to either the books of the parent or the subsidiaryarrow_forward
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