Advanced Accounting
Advanced Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305084858
Author: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Concept Introduction: The elimination entries help the accountants to present the account balances in the case where the parent and subsidiary companies need to be shown as a single economic firm. These entries appear on the consolidated statement worksheet while the accounting records of the specific firm will not have it.

To record: The elimination entries that would be made on a consolidated worksheet prepared on the date of acquisition.

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