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What is intercompany?

Intercompany covers everything one company in a group sells, lends or charges to another. In the group accounts these balances and transactions are removed, because a group cannot owe itself money or earn a profit by selling to itself. The work is comparing both sides every month and explaining any gap.

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  1. Why intercompany balances never agree, and a routine that fixes it

    Two companies in one group, one balance between them, two different numbers. Where the gap comes from, a worked month, and the routine that closes it every time.

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Counterparty
The other group company in an intercompany balance or transaction.
Elimination entry
A group-level entry that removes balances and transactions between group companies.
In-transit items
Items recorded by one company that the other has not yet recorded at the period end, such as an invoice, a payment or goods.
Intercompany loan
A loan between two companies in the same group. The interest is eliminated in consolidation, and exchange differences are treated according to whether repayment is planned.
Intercompany reconciliation
Comparing what each group company records with its counterparties and explaining every difference.
Netting
Offsetting what two group companies owe each other so that one payment settles the difference.
Transfer pricing
The price set for goods, services or funds passed between related companies, which tax rules expect to match what independent parties would agree.
Unrealised profit
Profit one group company has recorded on a sale to another while the buyer still holds the goods.

Questions about intercompany

What is the difference between intercompany balances and intercompany transactions?

Balances are the amounts one group company owes another at a

Is intercompany profit eliminated in full when a subsidiary is only partly owned?

Yes. Under IFRS 10 paragraph B86, the elimination is in full

Are management fees and dividends between group companies eliminated too?

Yes. A management fee is income in one company and expense i

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