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Sale of subsidiary common shares: When a parent sells subsidiary shares, a gain or loss normally occurs and is recorded on the seller’s books, which needed to be recognized in consolidated net income. Under ASE 810, changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary while the parent retains control require an adjustment to the amount assigned to the non-controlling interest to reflect its change in ownership in the subsidiary. Any difference in fair value of the controlling interest results in an adjustment to the
A memo to present alternative ways to record the difference between the carrying value and sales price of the share that are sold and recommend preferred reporting alternative.
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