When we are preparing consolidated financial statements, will we have to eliminate the parent entity's investment in the subsidiaries each year as part of our consolidation entries, or will we have to do the elimination only in the first year following acquisition, but only thereafter? Why?

When we are preparing consolidated financial statements, will we have to eliminate the parent entity's investment in the subsidiaries each year as part of our consolidation entries, or will we have to do the elimination only in the first year following acquisition, but only thereafter? Why?

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