IFRS 10
How to Automate the Monthly Intercompany Elimination Journal: A Step-by-Step Guide for Multi-Entity Groups
Intercompany eliminations are one of the most time-consuming steps in any multi-entity monthly close. This guide explains the mechanics behind…
Losing Control of a Subsidiary: The Consolidation Accounting for Disposal Under IFRS 10
The group had owned 80% of DistributeCo for six years. DistributeCo’s revenue appeared in the consolidated income statement. Its assets…
When a Partly-Owned Subsidiary Has Accumulated Losses That Exceed Its Equity: How to Handle Negative NCI at Consolidation
Marcus had been finance director at the wellness group for two years when his management accountant flagged something unusual in…
AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements: A Practical Guide for Australian Multi-Entity Groups
James had run his family group for fifteen years. What started as a single operations company had grown into six…
The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity: How to Build the Full SOCE From Entity-Level Movements
Priya had been group controller for three years. She had consolidated balance sheets, intercompany eliminations, goodwill calculations, and currency translation…
Accounting Policy Alignment Before Consolidation: What to Standardise and How to Document It
A consolidated group is required to prepare its financial statements using uniform accounting policies. IFRS 10 paragraph B87 states this…
IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements: A Practical Guide for Multi-Entity Groups
When a business owns shares in another company, the first question an accountant must answer is not how to record…
Fiscal Year Alignment in Group Consolidation: Rules, Options, and the Three-Month Rule Explained
One of the less-discussed but practically significant challenges in group consolidation is the fiscal year mismatch. A parent company reporting…
Non-Controlling Interest on the Balance Sheet and Income Statement: Where NCI Appears in Consolidated Financial Statements
Non-controlling interest appears in three places in a set of consolidated financial statements: in the equity section of the balance…
Redeemable NCI: How to Account for Put Options on Non-Controlling Interests
A non-controlling interest does not always sit quietly in equity. When the minority shareholder holds a contractual right to sell…