What is 'financial statements' in SAP FI-LC - Consolidation?

financial statements - Overview

• Component: FI-LC

• Component Name: Consolidation

• Description: The financial statements are a description of the business status of a company or group as of a certain key date and are governed by internal or legal regulations. The financial statements consit of individual statements, for example the balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in retained earnings or cash flow, explanatory notes, and so on. Each of these individual statements is called a financial statement and as a whole they are called the financial statements. The financial statements should present a fair view of the entity's asset, financial, and income situation at a specified time.

financial statements - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Financial statements are documents that provide a comprehensive overview of a company's financial position. They include the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and statement of changes in equity. The FI-LC Consolidation component of SAP allows companies to consolidate their financial statements from multiple subsidiaries into one set of consolidated financial statements. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The FI-LC Consolidation component of SAP allows companies to consolidate their financial statements from multiple subsidiaries into one set of consolidated financial statements. This is done by creating a consolidation group, which is a collection of companies that are consolidated together. The consolidation group is then used to define the consolidation rules and settings for the consolidation process. Once the consolidation rules and settings have been defined, the consolidation process can be run to generate the consolidated financial statements. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up the consolidation group, it is important to ensure that all of the necessary data is included in the group. This includes all of the relevant financial information from each subsidiary, such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and statement of changes in equity. Additionally, it is important to ensure that all of the necessary settings are configured correctly in order for the consolidation process to run smoothly. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on how to use the FI-LC Consolidation