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Define consolidation in finance?

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Question added by Mohammed Haseeb Musba , Management Accountant / Senior Financial Analyst , International Food Services
Date Posted: 2016/03/08
Pritpal Kapoor
by Pritpal Kapoor , Manager , Serco BPO Ltd

Consolidation of Accounts refers to consolidating the Holding, Subsidiaries accounts as per the regulations to show the picture of the Group as a whole

Rizwan Hussain Abdul Rehman
by Rizwan Hussain Abdul Rehman , Finance Manager , Jawa Investments (DIFC) Ltd.

To consolidate is to join things together. In finance, the process includes importing data, mapping general ledgers to a single chart of accountsnormalizing the consolidated data and producing reports called consolidated financial statements. How often the finance department performs financial consolidation varies from company to company, often hinging on regulatory requirements.

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