Automated Eliminations Examples

These examples aim to help you understand how the Automated Eliminations process works by showing examples of source transactions and resulting elimination transactions.

Example 1: Intercompany Revenue and Expenses across a Parent Company and Two Subsidiaries.

In this example, we will run an automated elimination across a parent company and two subsidiaries.

Source

The source companies for this elimination are a parent company and two subsidiary companies.

No source GLA or dimension filters are applied.

Selected Companies Parent Company, Subsidiary A, Subsidiary B

Distribution

All Elimination Transaction Line items created by the Automated Eliminations process will be created in the Eliminations Company.

A Transaction Line Item for any outstanding balance will be posted to the Elimination GLA.

Destination Company Eliminations Company
Destination GLA Elimination GLA
Destination Dimension 1 - 4  

Source Transactions

Below are the TLIs for all of the source companies in the org that use Intercompany Elimination GLAs and are not yet eliminated.

There is a Debit Balance of $100 for the TLIs.

All TLIs of All Entites in the Org Using Intercompany Elimination GLAs and Not Yet Eliminated
Company GLA Dual Value Balance DR/CR
    Debit Credit    
Parent Company Mgmt Ree Rev   700 700 CR
Subsidiary A Mgmt Fee Exp 700   0 DR
Parent Company Mgmt Ree Rev   300 300 CR
Subsidiary B Mgmt Fee Exp 400   100 DR
Parent Company I/C Interest Income   234.56 134.56 CR
Subsidiary A I/C Interest Exp 234.56   100 DR

Elimination Transaction Line Items

Below are the Elimination Transaction Line Items generated by the Automated Elimination process.

All Elimination TLIs are posted to the Elimination Company.

All Elimination TLIs created in order to eliminate a GLA balance are posted to the same GLA as the source transactions.

The Elimination TLI that is created to eliminate the outstanding balance is posted to the Elimination GLA.

Elimination Transaction Line Items Elimination
Company GLA Dual Value Balance DR/CR

 

 

Debit Credit

 

 

Elimination Company Mgmt Ree Rev   1000 1000 CR
Elimination Company I/C Interest Income   234.56 1234.56 CR
Elimination Company Mgmt Fee Exp 1100   134.56 DR
Elimination Company I/C Interest Exp GLA 234.56   100 DR
Elimination Company Elimination GLA   100 100 CR

Example 2: Intercompany Revenue and Expenses across a Parent Company and Two Subsidiaries.

In this example, we will run an automated elimination across a parent company and two subsidiaries.

Source

The source companies for this elimination are a parent company and two subsidiary companies.

A Source GLA filter and a Source Dimension filter are applied.

Selected Companies Parent, Subsidiary A, Subsidiary B
Source GLA Filter Mgmt Fee Rev, Mgmt Fee Exp
Source Dimension 1 Filter Chicago
Source Dimension 2 Filter n/a

Distribution

All Elimination Transaction Line items created by the Automated Eliminations process will be created in the Eliminations Company.

A Transaction Line Item for any outstanding balance will be posted to the Elimination GLA.

Destination Company Eliminations Company
Destination GLA Elimination GLA
Destination Dimension 1 - 4  

Run Time Criteria

The Automated Elimination Process will retrieve source transactions dated between 1/1/2021 and 1/31/2021.

Elimination Transactions will be posted as of 1/31/2021.

Source Date From 1/1/2021
Source Date To 1/31/2021
Elimination Transaction Date 1/31/2021

Source Transactions

Below are the TLIs for all of the source companies in the org that are using Intercompany Elimination GLAs and are not yet eliminated.

Only the TLIs that match the source and run time criteria are selected for the automated elimination process.

There is a debit balance of $30 for the source TLIs that meet the selection criteria.

All TLIs of all entities in the org using Intercompany Elimination GLAs and not yet eliminated Criteria Matching Elimination
Company GLA DIM1 DIM2 DR/CR Dual Value Transaction Date Source Company Run Time Criteria GLA filter DIM1 Filter DIM2 Filter Value Balance
Parent Company Mgmt Fee Rev GLA Chicago Marketing CR -700 ######## x x x x x -700 -700
Subsidiary A Mgmt Fee Exp GLA Chicago   DR 700 ######## x x x x x 700 0
Parent Company Mgmt Fee Rev GLA Chicago HR CR -500 ######## x x x x x -500 -500
Subsidiary A Mgmt Fee Exp GLA Chicago   DR 500 ######## x x x x x 500 0
Parent Company Mgmt Fee Rev GLA LA Marketing CR -200 ######## x x x   x   0
Subsidiary A Mgmt Fee Exp GLA LA   DR 200 ######## x x x   x   0
Parent Company Mgmt Fee Rev GLA Chicago Marketing CR -300 ######## x x x x x -300 -300
Subsidiary B Mgmt Fee Exp GLA Chicago   DR 330 ######## x x x x x 330 30
Parent Company Mgmt Fee Rev GLA Chicago Marketing CR -250 ######## x x x x x -250 -220
Subsidiary B Mgmt Fee Exp GLA Chicago   DR 250 ######## x x x x x 250 30
Subsidiary C Mgmt Fee Rev GLA Chicago Marketing CR -700 ########   x x x x   30
Subsidiary D Mgmt Fee Exp GLA Chicago   DR 700 ########   x x x x   30
Parent Company I/C Interest Income GLA Chicago   CR -234.56 ######## x x   x x   30
Subsidiary A I/C Interest Exp GLA Chicago   DR 234.56 ######## x x   x x   30
Parent Company Mgmt Fee Rev GLA Chicago Marketing CR -700 ######## x   x x x   30
Subsidiary A Mgmt Fee Exp GLA Chicago   DR 700 ######## x   x x x   30

Elimination Transaction Line Items

Below are the Elimination Transaction Line Items generated by the Automated Elimination process.

All Elimination TLIs are posted to the Elimination Company.

All Elimination TLIs created in order to eliminate a GLA balance are posted to the same GLA as the source transactions.

The Elimination TLI created to eliminate the outstanding balance is posted to the Elimination GLA.

Elimination Transaction Line Items Elimination
Company GLA

DIM1

DIM2

Dual Value Balance DR/CR
   

 

 

Debit Credit    
Elimination Company Mgmt Fee Rev Chicago Marketing   1250 1250 CR
Elimination Company Mgmt Fee Rev Chicago HR   500 1750 CR
Elimination Company Mgmt Fee Exp Chicago   1780   30 DR
Elimination Company Elimination GLA       30 0 CR