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In Intra-Group Transactions what is the treatment of Items in Transit?Should it be recorded in the accounts of A) Parent B) Subsidiary ?

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Question added by Sara Khan , financial and admin assistant , Ministry Of Defence
Date Posted: 2015/02/23
Tamer Mahmoud Bedir Ahmed
by Tamer Mahmoud Bedir Ahmed , Senior Accountant , Cigalah Trading Group

Its depending on the transfer of title :

1  - IF the title transferred when the items packed and shipped :

    Parent books : DR Account receivables - Subsidiary

                                CR Inventory

     Subsidiary books : CR : Merchandise in transit

                                       DR : Accounts Payable - Parent

2 - IF the title transferred on delivery :

    Parent books : DR Merchandise In transit

                                CR Inventory

     Subsidiary books : no entry recorded unless Items is received

 

According to the delivery terms .

Atasang Kingsley Ateno
by Atasang Kingsley Ateno , Financial Manager , Qatar Golf International

The adjustment should be made in the account of the recipient..Say for example S purchase goods from P  and the good is in transit at the year end. You should recognised an inventory in the account of S and adjust cash or payable account. 

That is 

Dr. Inventory of S

Cr. Cash/payable of S

This is done prior to consolidation. 

Khurrum Iqbal
by Khurrum Iqbal , Accountant , Akun Logistic Services

Parent & subsidiary (inter-group) transactions will be eliminated eventually. Go with Mr. Ahmed Amin.

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

The items is to be treated as if with the Parent company.

ahmed amin
by ahmed amin , Audit supervisor , KPMG

The inventory is still held within the group, so the group as a unit has not made any external sale of these inventories, so the profit made by the selling entity should be included in the cost of the closing inventory of the buyer entity and for consolidation purposes it needs to be eliminated as unrealised gain.

Secondly, the as per the agreed term of transferring the risks and rewards as per IAS18 the sales and recording of inventory shall be recorded.

Salah Othman Yousef Alshambaati
by Salah Othman Yousef Alshambaati , مدير ادارة الحسابات , شركة انفال الجديدة للتجارة والمقاولات

I agree with Mr. Ahmed Amin answer

Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud
by Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud , Chartered Accountant # 10465 , Self-employed

up on two choices the question has, the answer is A

aziz urrehman
by aziz urrehman , key account executive , alkhair group of companies foam manufacturing

If the term and conditon are satisfied then sale and purchase should be record by both company.

Abdul Wahab
by Abdul Wahab , Credit Controller / Analyst - Group , Al-Jazeera Paints Factory

Depends On Company Policy how they are treating Intra Group.

syed mohammed tahir refai
by syed mohammed tahir refai , MANAGER ACCOUNTS AND TAX , A. M. LALIWALA & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)

In Intra-Group Transaction the treatment of Items in Transit should be recorded in the accounts who made to transit either A) Parent Or B) Subsidiary.

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