Asked by Brandon Underhill on Jun 08, 2024

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Explain why cash will never be adjusted in consolidation journal entries.

Consolidation Journal Entries

Accounting entries used to adjust and combine the financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries for reporting purposes.

Cash Adjustment

A modification of the cash balance reported in financial statements to reflect transactions or changes not yet captured in the cash account.

  • Elucidate the reasoning for not modifying cash balances in consolidation entries.
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Edward BishopJun 09, 2024
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Cash:
- The text makes the point that one of the rules of consolidation is 'never adjust cash'.
- Although intragroup transactions affect the cash of group members,the group total cash will always equal the sum of the separate cash accounts of group members.