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Multilevel ownership and control: A company may establish multiple corporate levels using which it can carry out diversified operations, i.e. a company may have a number of subsidiaries performing different activities for example one of the subsidiaries may be a retailer, one may be distributer. But when consolidated statements are prepared, the parent can include companies having only direct parental control and ownership, all the indirect investment can be reported indirectly using representative investment. The consolidation process will become complex because additional ownership levels are included. The elimination of intercompany transactions is carried out at each level of ownership.
The amount reported as consolidated net income and income assigned to controlling interest.
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