FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSOLIDATION

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S1-ACC-MA-FI65UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
ACCOUNTING / AUDIT / CONTROL
Training officer(s)
T.COMPERNOLLE
Stakeholder(s)
E.GARLOT-FALGUIERES, Tiphaine COMPERNOLLE
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Before beginning this course, the students should be comfortable with basics and more advanced topics in accounting. They should know what are the different components of the financial statements, what are the ledger, the journal. They should be able to make entries into the journal, etc.
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

- understand what is at stake in the consolidation process
- understand real consolidated financial statements
- establish basic consolidated financial statements
Presentation
The course is technical and aims to present the technics and steps of the consolidation process.

It presents:
- The idea of accounting for groups and the notion of control;
- The steps of the consolidation process;
- The different methods of consolidation used (acquisition method, equity method, etc.);
- The pre consolidation adjustments, the adjustments, and the eliminations of the effects related to intragroup transactions;
- The goodwill and the future taxes in consolidation.

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 8,00
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 10,00
Overall student workload 34,00
Evaluation
The continuous assessment via MCQs aims to help students to work between sessions. In addition, there is a written final exam to evaluate whether the students understand and acquire the technics of consolidation.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
QCM 0,00 3 30,00
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 2,00 1 70,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Gallimberti C., Marra A. & Prencipe A. (2013) Consolidation: Preparing and Understanding Consolidated Financial Statements under IFRS, Ed. Mc Graw Hill Education. -
Internet resources