Accounting & the 3 Statements
Under the equity method, why are dividends received from the investee NOT recorded as income?
Model answer
Because the investor already recognized its share of the investee's earnings as income when the investee EARNED them — 'equity in earnings of affiliates' on the income statement, which also steps up…
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