Consolidated Financial Reporting introduces and examines what is currently the most central and controversial area in financial reporting. In an innovative and distinctive way the author integrates concepts, techniques, controversies and current practice. Techniques are introduced within a framework which shows why they work and what the figures mean. Controversial issues are grounded within modern accounting theory and practice. All core areas and relevant standards are covered including: acquisition and merger accounting; fair values at acquisition; goodwill; consolidated cash flow statements; reporting consolidated financial performance; foreign currency translation; segmental reporting; off-balance sheet financing; and related party transactions. The book is designed so that readers with particular interests - for example in technical matters or concepts and standards - can easily find their way through clearly marked sections. Discussion and calculation reinforce each other - calculations illustrate controversies, and controversies and concepts illustrate techniques. Examples are carefully graduated and care is taken not to obscure principles with unnecessarily complex calculations. Materials are set into an international context. The book is both rigorous and accessible. It is an extensive revision of and successor to the author′s 1987 title Consolidated Financial Statements. Because of recent theoretical and institutional developments, an enormous amount of new material has been added and new teaching approaches to many areas included. There are many more worked examples and exercises as well as approachable discussions of ′state-of-the-art′ advanced topics. The solutions notes for each case are avilable on a disk for instructors who recommend the book for course use.

This reference covers the basic and fundamental accounting techniques required to compile consolidated financial statements covering the operations of enterprises, which at the end of their financial year have a subsidiary or subsidiaries under their control and/or subsidiaries and associated companies as set forth in the International Accounting Standards IAS 27, IFRS3, and IAS28. Of particular use to practitioners and students in developing countries, the text employs a building-block approach to gradually introduce topics of increasing complexity and contains practical examples of how compliance with international accounting standards can be achieved and how outcomes can be determined. Also included are tutorial exercises with suggested solutions.

This book, Basics of Consolidation of Financial Statements, presents a step-by-step approach in learning the basics concepts in consolidation of financial statements. Rather than focusing on complex explanations and discussions, this book explains consolidation of financial statements using simple concepts. The book is intended primarily for students who are at the advanced stage of financial accounting and reporting course. To prepare consolidated financial statements, it is essential for students to equip themselves with strong understanding of the basic concepts of consolidation. Therefore, the aim of this book is to provide accounting students with a framework for learning these basic concepts in consolidation. Each chapter of the books offers examples, comprehensive illustrations, exercises and problems for students to tackle at different stages of the consolidation so that the students’ understanding on the concepts and techniques of consolidations is strengthened.

This, the first book devoted exclusively to consolidated financial statements, lets readers access useful information in half the time it previously took. Only this single reference source answers all practical questions relating to the preparation or use of consolidation, translation, or the equity method; provides a simple explanation of all the underlying concepts; describes every procedure; provides examples from annual reports of disclosures; and discusses all relevant issues, including stockholding changes, intercompany tax allocations, and push down accounting.