Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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a.

To determine

Introduction: Equity method is the one of the methods of treating investment in companies. This method is used when the investor has a significant influence over the investee. Investor owns between 20% to 50% of investee’s shares or voting rights.

To prepare: Journal entries recorded by P Co. for its investment in S corporation by using equity method.

b.

To determine

Introduction: Consolidation accounting is a process where in the financial statement of several subsidiary companies are combined and showed in the financial statements of parent company. When the parent company has a share of 50% or more in a subsidiary company then this method is adopted.

To prepare: Consolidated entries needed to prepare consolidated financial statement.

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