Are consolidation elimination entries posted to the parent or subsidiary books?
No. Consolidation elimination entries are worksheet entries used to prepare consolidated financial statements. They are not posted to the parent company's general ledger or the subsidiary's general ledger.
That is why a parent can keep its investment account on its own books while the consolidation worksheet eliminates the investment against the subsidiary's equity. The standalone books and consolidated reporting worksheet serve different purposes.
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