Which of the following statements best explains why consolidated financial statements are required when a parent company has a controlling interest in a subsidiary?
@ In substance, the companies are one entity but are separate entities in form. In both substance and form, the companies are one entity.
@ In both substance and form, the companies are separate entities.
@ In form, the companies are one entity but in substance, they are separate entities.
@ In substance, the companies are one entity but are separate entities in form.