ACCT 301 Lecture Notes - Cost Accounting, Chapter 27, Equity (Finance)

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Group accounts are required when a company acquires another company. The first company is called the holding or parent company and it controls the latter company, which is called the subsidiary. Group accounts basically consist of a consolidated balance sheet, which is a balance sheet that shows the net assets that the holding company controls and the ownership of those assets. The group"s capital and reserves consist of the holding company"s capital and reserve and the group share of post-acquisition retained reserves of the subsidiary company. It also consists of what is called minority interest. The preparation of the group"s consolidated balance sheet. Step 1 you must first make sure at what date the acquisition took place. The reason for this is to have a clear picture in your mind concerning the events that occurred at the acquisition date and those of which occurred since.

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