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Consolidation Theories, Push-Down Accounting and Corporate Joint Ventures
1: Consolidation Theories
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Income Reporting
• Parent company theory and traditional theory – Consolidated net income is income to the parent company shareholders • Entity theory – Total consolidated income is to be shared between the controlling and noncontrolling interests
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Theories, Push-Down Accounting, and Joint Ventures: Objectives
1. Compare and contrast the elements of consolidation approaches under traditional theory, parent-company theory, and contemporary entity theory. 2. Adjust subsidiary assets and liabilities to fair values using push-down accounting. 3. Account for corporate and unincorporated joint ventures. 4. Identify variable interest entities. 5. Consolidate a variable interest entity.