2953

Assume that a parent company owns less than 100% of a long-controlled subsidiary. Which of the fol-lowing statements is false? a. Balance sheet presentation of noncontrolling interest is necessary because consolidated balances always reflect 100% of the net assets of the subsidiary b. Goodwill is always assigned to the controlling and noncontrolling interests in the relative proportion of their ownership interests c. Noncontrolling interest represents the portion of the subsidiary’s net asset s that is not owned by the parent d. Noncontrolling interest is classified as an owners’ equity account