We have to consider that the regulatory texts on the consolidation, offer the companies a large number of options, comparable to the regulations on the annual accounts, a generosity that raises great difficulties to the financial analysts and to the external users of the
consolidated accounts if they are not accompanied by a series of mandatory information on the accounting choices made by the group.
We need to allocate the amount paid for the shares in River to its identifiable net assets in the
consolidated accounts. We do this based on their fair values at the date of acquisition.
A centerpiece will be the Eighth Company Law Directive that will clarify the duties of statutory auditors, their independence and ethics, and introduce the full responsibility of the group auditor for the audit of
consolidated accounts of groups of companies.
Although the Government has decided to give unlisted companies the option of whether to use these standards in their annual and
consolidated accounts from 2005, it does not mean smaller firms can afford to ignore IAS, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
The partial hive-off of Consol will have an impact on the German group's
consolidated accounts of reducing its balance-sheet debt figure by Euro 500 million, and its provisions by Euro 3.1 billion.
One example highlighting the importance of such an approach would be using
consolidated accounts after the elimination of intercompany transactions as a common tax base.
Since the new company will be a subsidiary of UFJ and be reflected in
consolidated accounts, the issuance of preferred stock will work to boost the bank's regulatory capital ratio.
In shareholder meetings, the only set of accounts of actual relevance and the subject of the debate are the
consolidated accounts. To not do it this way would have introduced quite some complexities in a far-flung organization like ours.
The company's
consolidated accounts also increased 4% to $233.3 million ([yen]27.2 billion).
The implementation date for a planned corporate tax revision on
consolidated accounts is unlikely to be specified in a report about fiscal 2001 tax reforms to be compiled in December, the head of a Tax Commission subcommittee said Tuesday.
Accounting Standards Board, AASB 1024,
Consolidated Accounts, paragraph 9, defines control as: "The capacity of an entity to dominate decision-making, directly or indirectly, in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so as to enable that other entity to operate with it in pursuing the objectives of the controlling entity." It also says "capacity means ability or power, whether direct or indirect, and includes ability or power that is presently exercisable as a result of, in breach of, or by revocation of, any of or any combination of the following: (a) trusts; (b) relevant agreements; and (c) practices; whether or not enforceable"