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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.
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