Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.1Q
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A company issues stock in two basis forms, common stock and preferred stock. The common stock indicates the ownership in the business whereas the preferred stock indicates the debt in the form of stock.

To indicate:The treatment of subsidiary’s preferred stock in consolidation.

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While consolidating the parent company accounts with the accounts of its subsidiaries, the effects of intercompany transactions are required to be adjusted to get the consolidated balance.

The preferred stock hold by the subsidiary company is treated same as the other long term liabilities of the company. The preferred stock is added in the consolidated balance sheet of the parent company along with the adjustment for non controlling interest.

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