Question

1. A parent provides consulting services to its wholly-owned subsidiary during the year. The parent charged the subsidiary $600,000 for the services. The parent's cost of providing the services is $520,000. The companies use service revenue and service expense, as appropriate, to record this transaction on their own books. The consolidation eliminating entry or entries related to the intercompany services include an adjustment to the subsidiary's accounts as follows: A. a credit to service revenue, $600,000. B. a debit to service expense, $520,000. C. a credit to service expense, $600,000. D. a debit to service revenue, $520,000.

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

When consolidating parent and a wholly-owned subsidiary we aim to eliminate entries related to the inter company services. Since the subsidiary had recorded a debit to service expense when it was rendered, the adjusting entry would be a credit to the service expense amount by the same figure charged i.e. $600,000 in this case