IAS 27 — Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements 

Overview

IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements outlines when an entity must consolidate another entity, how to account for a change in ownership interest, how to prepare separate financial statements, and related disclosures. Consolidation is based on the concept of 'control' and changes in ownership interests while control is maintained are accounted for as transactions between owners as owners in equity.

Objective

IAS 27 has the twin objectives of setting standards to be applied:

·         in the preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements for a group of entities under the control of a parent; and

·         in accounting for investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities, and associates when an entity elects, or is required by local regulations, to present separate (non-consolidated) financial statements.