Concept
Consolidated financial statements are the "financial statements of a group in which the assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows of the parent company and its subsidiaries are presented as those of a single economic entity", according to International Accounting Standard 27 "Consolidated and separate financial statements", and International Financial Reporting Standard 10 "Consolidated financial statements". While preparing a consolidated financial statement, there are two basic procedures that need to be followed: first, cancel out all the items that are accounted as an asset in one company and a liability in another, and then add together all uncancelled items. There are two main type of items that cancel each other out from the consolidated statement of financial position. "Investment in subsidiary companies" which is treated as an asset in the parent company will be cancelled out by "share capital" account in subsidiary's statement. Only the parent company's "share capital" account will be included in the consolidated statement. If trading between different companies in one group happen, then the payables of one company will be cancelled by the receivables of another company. Goodwill is treated as an intangible asset in the consolidated statement of financial position. It arises in cases, where the cost of purchase of shares is not equal to their par value. For example, if a company buys shares of another company worth 60,000, we conclude that there is a goodwill worth or $20,000. Proforma for calculating goodwill is as follows: Goodwill Fair value of consideration transferred Plus fair value of non-controlled interest at acquisition Less ordinary share capital of subsidiary company Less share premium of subsidiary company Less retained earnings of subsidiary company at acquisition date Less fair value adjustments at acquisition date If the parent company does not buy 100% of shares of the subsidiary company, there is a proportion of the net assets owned by the external company.