Variable Interest Entities

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_company
accounting concept
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VIE
gptkbp:addressedTo FASB ASC 810-10
FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46)
gptkbp:commonIn structured finance
Chinese companies listed in the US
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of transparency
potential for abuse
gptkbp:defines an entity in which an investor holds a controlling interest that is not based on the majority of voting rights
gptkbp:example Alibaba Group VIE structure
Enron VIEs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Variable Interest Entities
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Enron_scandal
gptkbp:primaryBeneficiary entity with the power to direct activities and absorb losses or receive benefits
gptkbp:purpose to facilitate investment structures
to separate financial risk
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Financial_Accounting_Standards_Board
FASB ASC 810
gptkbp:relatedTo off-balance-sheet financing
consolidation
gptkbp:requires must be consolidated by the primary beneficiary
gptkbp:riskFactor regulatory scrutiny
lack of investor control
gptkbp:usedFor cross-border investment
circumventing foreign ownership restrictions
gptkbp:usedIn financial reporting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ASC_810
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7