Set Up a Consolidation Group

Use the Consolidated Reporting form to establish groups of companies for which you want to generate consolidated financial statements.

To set up a consolidation group:

  1. In the Navigation pane, select Settings > General Ledger > Consolidated Reporting.
  2. On the Consolidated Reporting form, click + New Reporting Group.
  3. Complete the following items:
    1. Enter a reporting group name.
    2. In the Group field, enter an identifier for the consolidation group.
    3. In the Gains and Losses Account field, enter or select an account to use for gains and losses due to rate translations when a company in the consolidation group has a functional currency that is different from the reporting currency selected in the Currency field.
    4. In the Companies grid, click + Add Company and insert at least one company.
  4. If you want Vantagepoint to eliminate accounts when it processes consolidations, complete the fields on the Eliminations section to identify the accounts.
  5. If you use multiple currencies, you must select currency translation methods on the Translations section.
  6. On the Actions bar, click Save.