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ADVANCED FIN. ACCT. LL W/ACCESS>CUSTOM<
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Author: Christensen
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Introduction: Consolidation is the merger or acquisition of small companies into a single large one. In financial accounting, consolidation means an aggregation of financial statements of a group company/different entities and reported at a group level.

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