Which of the Following Regarding the Preparation of Consolidated Financial

Multiple Choice

Which of the following regarding the preparation of Consolidated Financial Statement is correct?

A) Once the parent company prepares Consolidated Financial Statements, it no longer needs to prepare financial statements for its own activities.
B) Only the subsidiaries are required to prepare Financial Statements.
C) Consolidated Financial Statements are required by the Parent Company for reporting purposes only; each company must continue to prepare its own Financial Statements.
D) Consolidated Financial Statements are required only when both companies are publicly traded.