consolidated financial statements

consolidated financial statements definition - finance
Financial statements produced when one company, a parent, owns 50 percent or more of another company, which is its subsidiary. Once the 50 percent threshold is crossed, the subsidiaryÂ’s balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and any other financial statements are combined with those of the parent company into a single set of statements. For a consolidated balance sheet, loans to the subsidiary from the parent are removed, along with any sales and purchases between the two entities. By eliminating these accounts, duplications are avoided and the statements more closely reflect the financial position of a single entity. For consolidated income statements, inter-company sales and related expenses, as well as income and expenses related to loans, receivables, or other debt, also are eliminated. These entries to consolidate the financial statements are called eliminations.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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More recently, January 2005 or so, consolidation is done when the one company has "control" of the other. Owning more than 50% id one method but not the only one any more. The ability to control the Boad by other means such as the ability to appoint 3 persons on a 5-person bords could also provide control.

Posted by anonymous 57 days ago.

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