Advanced Accounting
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Author: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas F. Schaefer, Timothy S. Doupnik
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Choose the correct. What is push-down accounting?a. A requirement that a subsidiary must use the same accounting principles as a parent company.b. Inventory transfers made from a parent company to a subsidiary.c. A subsidiary’s recording of the fair-value allocations as well as subsequent amortization.d. The adjustments required for consolidation when a parent has applied the equity method of accounting for internal reporting purposes.
Which of the following statements about pushdown accountling is correct?
Select one:
a. Pushdown accounting occurs when a subsidiary incurs the parent company's transaction costs related to the acquisition of the subsidiary.
O b. On the date a parent company obtains control of a subsidiary, pushdown accounting will result in a subsidiary's pre-consolidation individual net assets being reported at fair value,
consistent with FASB ASC 805.
C. When a subsidiary applies pushdown accounting, the parent company's Equity Investment account is pushed down and reported on the subsidiary's balance sheet.
d. When a subsidiary applies pushdown accounting, the parent company is no longer required to issue consolidated financial statements.
When a parent company uses the equity method to account for an investment in a subsidiary, why do both the parent’s Net Income and Retained Earnings account balances agree with the consolidated totals?
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