Example: Build the Initial Balance Sheet for Full Consolidation
This example illustrates how to build your initial balance sheet for full consolidation. The initial balance sheet is a standard sheet that accumulates the net income year to year. This example also illustrates how to seed the initial balances of the net assets accounts. When completed as part of full consolidation, the data rolls up in the level hierarchy with the appropriate minority adjustments.
Parent Company owns 80% of a subsidiary called Child Company. You want the Net Income account in the Income Statement to flow properly into the Net Asset account in the Balance Sheet. You also want data to roll up to the parent company with adjustments based on ownership.
Your model:
- Actuals version.
- Calendar set up with Months, Quarters, and Years.
- Your Income Statement is a standard sheet that includes the Net Income general ledger account.
- Your Balance Sheet is a standard sheet that includes the Equity general ledger account.
- Contact Workday to enable Consolidation. See Reference: Contact Us.
- Set up full consolidation and define ownership percentages of levels. See Example: Set Up Full Consolidation and Assign Ownership Percentages.
- Security:
- Model includes: sheets, accounts, dimensions, and formulaspermission.
- Consolidationpermission.
- Go toModeling.
- From theSheetsmenu, clickLevel Assigned Sheets.
- Click theNew Sheetbutton.
- For the name, enterInitial Balance for Net Assetsand clickNext.Standardis the default for theCreate new sheetdrop-down prompt, so you don't need to specify.
- From theSelect Accountsections, selectEquityfrom theTypedrop-down prompt.
- From the results, highlight theNet Assets, Beginningaccount and clickAdd to Group.TheShow initial balancecheck box is automatically enabled.
- ClickNext.
- To skip adding dimensions, clickNextagain.
- Click theStart in view by level modecheck box and clickNext.
- From the level list, click the check boxes next to ,ParentandChildand clickCreate Sheet.
- Go toSheets.
- From the version prompt, selectActuals.If you use subactual versions, you must select a subactual to enter data.
- From theLevelprompt, selectParent.
- From the sheet list, clickInitial Balance for Net Assetsto open the sheet.
- From the account prompt, selectNet Assets, Beginning.
- Enter0in theInitial Balancecolumn for theParent (Only), andChildrows.
- From the account prompt, selectYTD Minority Interest.
- Enter0inInitial Balancecolumn for theParent (Only)andChildrows.
- Click theSavebutton.
Through time periods, each display value in the Balance Sheet for both accounts continues to accumulate building on the initial balance you entered on this sheet.
Enter data in the Net Income accounts.