If you own a controlling stake in another business, accounting rules demand that you combine the financial statements of the parent and subsidiaries into one set of financial statements for the entire ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. As this wave of consolidation sweeps through the industry, it has become even more crucial ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an accounting standards update Wednesday for the consolidation of variable interest entities, aiming to reduce the cost and complexity of accounting ...

Consolidated financial statements combine a parent company's information with one or more subsidiary companies to produce one master document. Investors, lenders or regulatory agencies often require a ...