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Three Consolidation Problems That Only Exist When Your Factory Is in a Different Currency
The finance director had consolidated the UK group’s two domestic subsidiaries without difficulty every quarter for years. When the board…
PropCo/OpCo Intragroup Leases in a Retail Group: Eliminating the Ghost IFRS 16 Assets That Shouldn’t Appear on Your Consolidated Balance Sheet
When the group financial controller at Arcadia Retail Group first ran the numbers for the consolidated balance sheet, the total…
Management Fees in a Restaurant Group: What the Consolidated Accounts Actually Show — and Why the Real Cost Is Not the Fee
When Apex Dining Group Ltd prepared its year-end consolidation, the group financial controller faced a question she had not properly…
Selling a Property SPV: Why the Consolidated Disposal Gain Is Never What the Parent Expects
The board of Crestwood Property Holdings had been waiting five years for this. Merlin Court SPV Ltd — a commercial…
Disposing of a Professional Services Subsidiary: Why the Consolidated Gain and the Entity Gain Are Completely Different Numbers
When a professional services group sells a subsidiary — a regional practice division, a specialist consulting arm, or a standalone…
When a Project Goes Wrong: Accounting for Onerous Contracts Across a Construction Group
The group board had known for two quarters that the commercial fit-out contract in Birmingham was in trouble. Materials costs…
The Revenue That Disappears at Consolidation: Eliminating Management Fees and Royalties in a Manufacturing Group
The group financial controller was reviewing the draft consolidation when she noticed that Group Holdings Ltd was showing £420,000 of…
E-commerce Group Cash Flow Statement: Where the Money Actually Goes
Nina had prepared the quarterly board pack and was expecting questions about the strong trading performance. NorthCart Group — a…
Acquiring a Retail Chain Mid-Year: Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill, and Why the First Period of Ownership Looks Less Profitable Than You Expected
When Pinnacle Retail Group completed its acquisition of Strand & Co, a twelve-store women’s fashion chain, the deal team handed…
Brand Royalties in a Restaurant Group: What Eliminates at Consolidation, What Doesn’t, and Why It Depends on Who Owns the Restaurant
When Marcus, the group finance director of Meridian Restaurant Group, prepared the annual consolidation, the numbers in the IP entity…