Deloitte
Accounting Research Tool
...
Roadmap Series

Consolidation — Identifying a Controlling Financial Interest

Image cannot be displayed

Roadmap
Consolidation — Identifying a Controlling Financial Interest (August 2025)

  • Read the Roadmap.
  • Open a PDF version of the Roadmap.
  • A DART subscription is required for downloading, copying, or printing the Roadmap. Clients who are not DART subscribers may request a PDF version of the Roadmap from their engagement teams.
This Roadmap breaks down the requirements in ASC 810 and reconstructs them in a logical narrative, making them easier to understand and apply. While the discussion focuses primarily on the complexities of identifying whether a legal entity is a variable interest entity (VIE) under ASC 810 and whether a reporting entity should consolidate the VIE, it also addresses the voting interest entity model and provides a framework for its application.
Also available is the latest edition of On the Radar: Consolidation — Identifying a Controlling Financial Interest, a high-level summary of accounting and financial reporting considerations related to applying the guidance in ASC 810, including those for variable interest entities (VIEs).
Be sure to check out other titles in Deloitte’s Roadmap series, our comprehensive, easy-to-understand collection of accounting guides on selected topics of broad interest to the financial reporting community.