When an intercompany inventory profit resulting from a sale by a less than 100% owned subsidiary to its parent is eliminated, the full amount (100%) of the decrease in profit is deducted from consolidated net income available to the parent shareholders.

It is true that when an intercompany inventory profit resulting from a sale by a less than 100% owned subsidiary to its parent is eliminated, the full amount (100%) of the decrease in profit is deducted from consolidated net income available to the parent shareholders.

Unrealized profits are the profit element not earned because they were not sold to third parties, it was basically a transfer between one company in a group (for example subsidiary) and another company in the same group (for example to the parent company).

At the year-end, if the goods are still in inventory, any profit thereon cannot be recognized but eliminated. Therefore for consolidation purposes, this unrealized profit element is taken out of inventory value in order to reduce the inventory value back down to the lower of cost or net realizable value.

This is done by crediting the inventory amount and debiting consolidated retained earnings.