Affiliated Companies

In the Affiliated Companies panel you can record companies that you would like to include in the consolidated statement. Consolidation can be done with companies with data base on same server or/and another server.
The form can be accessed via the menu Settings | Program | Administration panel | Settings | Company | Affiliated Companies.
In this section of the form, enter the data necessary about affiliated companies.
Chart of Accounts
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You can set up accounts separately for each chart of accounts in the software. The data transfer will take into account the chart of accounts that is active for the consolidation period.
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Create Linked Server
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Click the button to create a connection to the selected server.
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WARNING
The affiliated company we want to involve in the data production must first give us access to its database. The linked company does this in the Remote access for consolidation tab.
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Remove linked Server
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Click the button to remove the link to the selected server.
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Take over Doc. Types
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By clicking on the button, the software displays all document types used by the selected linked company. As the company may also open new document types over time, this process can be repeated several times (before the consolidated balance sheet is produced).
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Import Doc. Type from File
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Click this button to import the VD for the selected entity. VDs that have already been entered are deleted!
Excel file structure:
- Entity
- document type
- opening (T/F)
- used (T/F)
- document of record (T/F)
- document type name
Example of file formatting:

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Import Chart od Accounts
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Click on this button to import the chart of accounts for the selected entity. A previously entered chart of accounts is deleted!
Excel file structure:
- entity
- account
- our account
- type (I - elimination, Z - replacement)
- - enabled (T/F)
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Subject
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Select the entity that is the related company. To select an entity, it must be entered in the Subjects Register.
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Foreign Share
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Choose the foreign share:
1. Non-residents holding 10% or more of the value of the equity interests in the reporting company
3. Other residents
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Our Share
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We choose our share:
1. Non-residents in which the reporting agent has a participation of 10% or more of the value of the ownership interests
3. Other residents
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Our Share (%)
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In the field enter our share in percentage.
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Foreign Share (%)
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In the field enter foreign share in percentage.
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Server Type
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From the drop-down list, select whether it is an MS SQL server, an ORACLE server or an external file.
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Server
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Select the server on which the database is located from the drop-down list.
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Database
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When we create a link to a server, the databases that exist on that server are displayed in the database field. Select the database for which you want to prepare a consolidated balance sheet.
We can select a database when it allows remote access for consolidation.
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Collation
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If the data is extracted from a database (MSSQL server) whose collation differs from ours (e.g. Macedonian Cyrillic database), we can specify a collation to convert the data. When the data is transferred, it will be converted to the collation of the database we are extracting the data to.
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Receivables Account
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If the option to post receivables and payables according to the related party account setting is checked in the Administration Panel, the related party account entered here will be used when creating the invoice.
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Payables Account
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If the option to post receivables and payables according to the related parties account setting is checked in the Administration Panel, the account entered here will be used when creating the invoice received.
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Type of Share
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From the drop-down list box, select one of the participation type options:
1 – Receivables from non-residents - direct investors (10% participation and more)
2 - Receivables from non-residents - horizontally linked within the same direct investor - non-resident group
3 - Receivables from non-residents - vertically integrated within the same direct investor group - non-resident
4 - Receivables from non-residents in which both the reporting resident and the direct investor are residents (10% participation and above)
5 - Receivables from non-residents - horizontally related within the same direct investor group - resident
6 - Receivables from non-residents - vertically integrated within the same direct investor group - resident
7 - Receivables from other non-residents
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There are different sections for specified settings:
2.2. Opening Entry

In this section the program displays a journal entry that is defined as an opening document type:
Selected
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Select this box if you would like that program to include transactions on this journal entry in the preparation of the consolidation statement.
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Document Type
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Document type that is used by the company for posting.
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Record Only
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This box will be checked if a document type on the selected affiliated company has selected the Record Only option. This information can be a basis for the decision to include the transaction of this journal entry in the creation of the consolidated statement.
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Name
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Name of the document type.
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2.2. Affiliate's Journal Entry Doc. Types

List of entries that are used by the selected company:
Selected
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Select this box if you would like the program to include transactions on this journal entry in the preparation of the consolidation statement.
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Document Type
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Document type that is used by the company for posting.
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Record Only
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This box will be checked if a document type on the selected affiliated company has selected the Record Only option. This information can be a basis for the decision to include the transaction of this journal entry in the creation of the consolidated statement.
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Name
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Name of the document type.
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2.3. Subsidiary Accounts

In this section the program displays the account that is used by the selected affiliated company as a subsidiary account:
Account
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The ID of the account that is used by the selected affiliated company.
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Name
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Name of the account.
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Subs. Acct. Type
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From drop down menu select type subsidiary account. You can select between:
- Payables
- Receivables
- Payables in the System
- Receivables in the System
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In this tab, accounts of the selected company to which you have assigned a suitable account of your company, are recorded.

3.1. Replace/Exclude Accounts
Account (affiliate)
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The ID of the account that is used by the selected affiliated company.
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Account (ours)
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Your account that suits the account of the linked company.
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Name
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The name of your account.
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Type
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If we choose Replace, the program will replace the account of the affiliated company. If we choose Exclude, it will not be able to take into account when collecting data form other databases.
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Being Established
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Exchange rate type
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From the drop-down menu, select the type of exchange rate. You can select between:
- As defined on document
- Target date
- Document date
- Average rate
- Closing rate
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3.2. Affiliate´s Chart of Accounts
Take Over Chart of Accts.
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If you click on this button, the program will display the chart of accounts that is used by the selected affiliated company.
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Save Changes
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If you click on this button, the program will save entries to the Account (ours) column. All accounts of the affiliated company to which you have assigned a suitable account of your company will be transferred to the Accounts to the Exchange window on the left side below in the panel.
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Account (affiliate)
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The ID of the account that is used by the selected affiliated company.
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Name
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The name of the account that is used by the affiliated company.
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Posting
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The information in this field shows whether the affiliated company has on the account debit posting, credit posting or both.
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Subject Account
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The information in this field shows whether the account of the affiliated company is defined as a subsidiary account.
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Account (ours)
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If an account of the affiliated company is not defined in your chart of accounts, you can assign your account in this field.
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Subsidiary Account
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In this field, the program displays an account that is used by the selected affiliated company as a subsidiary account.
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In this tab you can make transfer of matrix from one department to another.

From department
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In this field select the department from which you would like to transfer matrix.
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To department
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In this field select the department to which you would like to transfer matrix.
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In this tab you can make transfer of matrix from one cost center to another.

From Cost center
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In this field select the cost center from which you would like to transfer matrix.
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To Cost center
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In this field select the cost center to which you would like to transfer matrix.
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In this tab the program displays a journal entry that is defined as an opening document type 2.
For further information about each field please read the topic 3. Replace/Exclude Accounts.
