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IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements

IFRS 10 establishes a control-based model for consolidated financial statements. A parent normally consolidates its subsidiaries because it has power, variable-return exposure and the ability to use power to affect those returns. Consolidation combines like balances and eliminates intragroup balances and transactions, while presenting non-controlling interests separately within equity. FA examines basic applications rather than every exception and complex arrangement.

Worked example

A subsidiary’s $5,000 sale to its parent is removed from consolidated revenue and the corresponding intragroup purchase or cost amount.

Common mistake

Owning less than every share does not mean proportionately consolidating only the parent’s percentage of each subsidiary asset or revenue.

Where it appears in your exams

QualificationExamRelationshipPeriod
ACCA FA Direct September 2026–June 2027
ACCA K1 Supporting July 2027–August 2028
CIMA F2 Direct Official assessment-window verification pending
FIA FFA Direct September 2026–June 2027

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