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1. The entity concept of the accounting is extended in the form of the group. This
group contains the Parent + Subsidiary. The mixture of the accounts of the
parent and subsidiary together are termed as consolidating the accounts.
2. The company which has control over the other is termed as Parent Company
and other ho is under the control is subsidiary company.
3. How the control can be made:
a. By the composition of the BOD
b. By holding majority of shares (A company holds more than half of the
nominal value of the equity share capital of B then B is Subsidiary of A)
c. Indirect control (A is parent of B and B is parent of C then A is parent of C)
d. Exceptions
4. Accounts:
a. A copy of the B/S of Subsidiary:
i. Copy of B/S of subsidiary must be attached with the holding.
ii. The last day of subsidiary must match with the last day of the
parent.
iii. If they do not match then B/S of the subsidiary must be made as of
its own last day but the period of difference between them should
not be more than 6 months.
iv. A copy of the P&L A/C
v. A copy of the report of its board.
vi. A copy of report of its auditor.
vii. A statement of holding companies interest
viii. A report of lack of the information
b. The accounts are made in accordance with the AS 21.
c. Following the AS 21 is the mandatory for the company presenting the
accounts.
5. Definitions under AS 21:
a. Subsidiary: it is the company which is controlled by another.
b. Parent/holding: it is a company which exercises his control over the
subsidiary.
c. Equity: Equity = Assets Liabilities
d. Minority interest: it is that part of the subsidiary which is not directly or
indirectly owned by the parent after all the operations.
6. Scope of the CFS:
a. If parent consolidates the financial statements of the subsidiaries then it
must consolidates its all domestic and foreign subsidiaries but not just
selected few ones.
b. No consolidation is requires in the following cases:
i. Amalgamation ( as it is governed by AS 14)
ii. Associates (as it is governed by AS 23)
iii. Joint ventures (as it is governed by AS 27)
iv. Subsidiary where the control is temporary in nature.
v. Gratuity and Provident fund Trust od subsidiary (as here parent is
not holding subsidiary to get any economic benefits of the
subsidiary)
c. Format: It will be adopted same as that of the parent for its separate
financial statement.
d. Basis: The items are combined by line by line basis.
7. Steps in the consolidation:
a. Eliminate the parent cost of investment & portion of Equity.
b. Calculate the G/w or capital reserve arising on investment.
c. Calculate the minority interest.
d. Analysis the profits of the subsidiary into Pre and Post.
e. Make intra group adjustments.
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holding companys share in the revenue profit has to be added in the revenue
profits of the holding company.
Minority interest of the subsidiary = revenue profits share held by the outsiders +
capital profits share held by the outsiders + share capitals share held by the
outsiders.
Date of Acquisition:
a. If acquisition is made on the last date of the subsidiarys accounting period
then entire balance in the P&L and reserves will be the capital profits for
the current year.
b. If acquisition is made on the first date of the subsidiarys accounting
period then entire balance in the P&L and reserves will be the capital
profits for Previous Year.
c. If the date of acquisition in on other day of the accounting period of the
subsidiary, then the profit and loss a/c balance and the other reserves are
to be divided as per pre and post or on time basis.
Dividend:
a. The dividend can be paid by the subsidiary to its shareholders. So the
holding company will also get dividend from the subsidiary on account of
its being stakeholder.
b. There can be two possibilities now:
i. The dividend paid by the subsidiary to its holding is out of the
capital profits.
ii. The dividend paid by the subsidiary to its holding id out of the
revenue profits.
c. If dividend is paid out of the capital profits then such dividend receipt by
the holding company has to be deducted from the cost of investment.
d. If dividend is paid out of the revenue profits then such dividend receipt by
the holding company has to be shown as income in the profit and loss a/c.
Bonus shares issued by the subsidiary company:
a. Bonus declared from the capital profits has to be deducted from the
capital profits.
b. Bonus declared from the revenue profits has to be deducted from the
revenue profits.
c. Amount of bonus which is yet to be declared and due is to be divided
among the holding company and the minority interest in respect of ratio of
their shareholding.
d. Bonus which is already received either from the post or pre acquisition
profits has no effect on the cost of control of the holing company.