Paul A Taylor 
Consolidated Financial Reporting 

Consolidated Financial Reporting introduces and examines what is currently the most central and controversial area in financial reporting. In an innovative and distinctive way the author integrates concepts, techniques, controversies and current practice. Techniques are introduced within a framework which shows why they work and what the figures mean. Controversial issues are grounded within modern accounting theory and practice.

All core areas and relevant standards are covered including: acquisition and merger accounting; fair values at acquisition; goodwill; consolidated cash flow statements; reporting consolidated financial performance; foreign currency translation; segmental reporting; off-balance sheet financing; and related party transactions.

The book is designed so that readers with particular interests – for example in technical matters or concepts and standards – can easily find their way through clearly marked sections. Discussion and calculation reinforce each other – calculations illustrate controversies, and controversies and concepts illustrate techniques. Examples are carefully graduated and care is taken not to obscure principles with unnecessarily complex calculations. Materials are set into an international context.

The book is both rigorous and accessible. It is an extensive revision of and successor to the author′s 1987 title Consolidated Financial Statements . Because of recent theoretical and institutional developments, an enormous amount of new material has been added and new teaching approaches to many areas included. There are many more worked examples and exercises as well as approachable discussions of ′state-of-the-art′ advanced topics.

The solutions notes for each case are avilable on a disk for instructors who recommend the book for course use.

Table of Content

PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF GROUP ACCOUNTING

Introduction

The Nature of Group Financial Statements

Business Combinations

Changes in Group Composition

PART TWO: CONSOLIDATING THE MAJOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Balance Sheets under Acquisition Accounting

Fair Values and Goodwill

Alignment Adjustments (1)

Intra-Group Transactions and Distributions

Alignment Adjustments (2)

Consolidated Profit and Loss

Reporting Financial Performance (1)

Reporting Financial Performance (2)

Consolidated Cash Flow Statements

PART THREE: OTHER ISSUES IN GROUP ACCOUNTING

Other Group Relationships

Foreign Currency Translation

Segment Reporting/Unresolved Issues in Consolidation