Abstract | TheÃÂàintentÃÂàofÃÂàconsolidatedÃÂàfinancialÃÂàstatementsÃÂàisÃÂàtoÃÂàprovide meaningful, relevant,ÃÂàuseful,ÃÂàand reliableÃÂàinformation about the operations of aÃÂàgroupÃÂàof companies.ÃÂàInÃÂàcomplianceÃÂàwithÃÂàAASBÃÂà1024ÃÂàâÃÂÃÂConsolidated AccountsâÃÂÃÂ,ÃÂàandÃÂàAASÃÂà24ÃÂàConsolidatedÃÂàFinancialÃÂàReportsâÃÂÃÂ, aÃÂàparentÃÂàentity nowÃÂàhasÃÂàtoÃÂàincludeÃÂàinÃÂàitsÃÂàconsolidatedÃÂàfinancialÃÂàstatementsÃÂàallÃÂàcontrolled entities,ÃÂàregardless of theirÃÂàlegalÃÂàformÃÂàor theÃÂàownershipÃÂàinterestÃÂàheld.ÃÂàThe newÃÂàStandardÃÂàalsoÃÂàprovidesÃÂàaÃÂànewÃÂàstyleÃÂàofÃÂàconsolidatedÃÂàfinancial statements format, which requires an increased disclosure of outside equity interest (OEI,ÃÂàformerly minorityÃÂàinterest),ÃÂàespeciallyÃÂàinÃÂàtheÃÂàBalanceÃÂàSheet. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of AASB 1024 on the consolidated financial statements of effected companies.ÃÂàExaminationÃÂàof theÃÂàfinancialÃÂàstatementsÃÂàof 52ÃÂàcompaniesÃÂàreveals that:ÃÂà(1) theÃÂàadoptionÃÂàof AASBÃÂà1024 (and AAS 24) did significantly alter the structure and ÃÂàformat of the basicÃÂàfinancialÃÂàstatements,ÃÂàespecially theÃÂàBalanceÃÂàSheetÃÂàin terms of disclosing the OEI; and (2) the adoption of AASBÃÂà1024 (and AAS 24) had no significant impact on the consolidated financial figures. |