Consolidated accounting is used to group the financial information of a parent company and one or more subsidiary companies. A parent company owns the majority of voting shares of a subsidiary company ...

Accounting is a detailed process for recording and reporting a company's financial information. Businesses often use several different ledgers and journals to maintain records of financial ...

A control account is used in bookkeeping and accounting to efficiently consolidate balances for summary and reporting purposes. They are a core accounting tool that aids ledger integrity and financial ...

Bruns, William J., Jr. "The Talbots, Inc., and Subsidiaries: Accounting for Goodwill (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 083-257, October 2008.