INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS - Wiley

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LEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter reading this chapter, you should be able to: Understand the different types of INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS that can occur. Understand why INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS are addressed when preparingconsolidated financial statements. Prepare the worksheet eliminations necessary for INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS inthe period of the transaction. Prepare the worksheet eliminations necessary for INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS inperiods subsequent to the transaction. Differentiate between upstream and downstream INTERCOMPANY economictransactions involve two unrelated entities, althoughtransactions may occur between units of one entity ( INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS ). INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS may involve such items as the declaration and payment ofdividends, the purchase and sale of assets such as inventory or plant assets, and borrowingand lending. Regardless of the type of transaction, the occurrence of an intercompanytransaction, if not removed (eliminated) from the consolidated financial statements, willoften result in a misrepresentation of the consolidated entity s financial chapter presents a framework for evaluating INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS .

LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Understand the different types of intercompany transactions that can occur. Understand why intercompany transactions are addressed when preparing consolidated financial statements. Prepare the worksheet eliminations necessary for intercompany transactions in the period of the transaction.

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