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COMPLEX GROUPS
Composition Of A Group Of Entities
• A parent together with its subsidiaries and sub-
subsidiaries, if there are any, form a group of entities.
The following describes the different possible
compositions of a group of entities:
• Simple groups
• A simple group is a group consisting of a parent and a
single subsidiary.
• Complex groups
• A complex group is a group consisting of a parent and more
than one subsidiary. There are three types of complex
groups, namely horizontal, vertical and mixed groups.
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