A case against the consolidation of foreign subsidiaries’ and a United States parent’s financial statements |
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Authors: | Paul E. Holt |
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Affiliation: | Department of Accounting and CIS, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Campus Box 184, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA |
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Abstract: | Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States usually require that companies which own more than 50% of the voting stock of foreign corporations prepare consolidated financial statements. The foreign financial statements must be recast into US GAAP and the foreign currency financial statements must be translated into US dollars. Alternative methods of translating foreign currency have major impacts on consolidated financial statements and on the behavior of management. Further, foreign subsidiary financial statements which are recast into US GAAP are less useful than the originals, and US users cannot analyze them without reference to the foreign environment. The interests of financial statement users are better served by alternative presentations of foreign currency denominated accounts rather than by consolidation. |
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Keywords: | Business environments Consolidated financial statements Financial ratios Foreign currency translation Foreign financial statements Foreign subsidiaries Information content |
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