Answer:
(A) A wholly owned Subsidiary
Explanation:
A wholly owned subsidiary is a company that is completely owned by another company called the Parent/Holding Company. The parent company will hold all (100%) of the subsidiary's common stock.
A wholly owned subsidiary allows the parent company to diversify, manage, and possibly reduce its risk.
Some of the disadvantages of a wholly owned subsidiary include the possibility of multiple taxation, lack of business focus, and conflicting interest between subsidiaries and the parent company if not properly managed.
The effect on the financial reporting of the company is that the liabilities on the balance sheet would be understated. This is because at the end of the year, a possible event was calculated. The management felt from the calculation of that event that it is possible that the event could become an actual liability and that the amount could be estimated explainably. So it would become understated if these calculations of probable events cannot be written down in the balance sheet or in the notes of the final statements. It is like a forecasting of possible events that may happen in the future to prevent losses in the company.
