Company code creation...what option is better?

Hi Gurus,
My client has an existing company code in US and the parant company code abroad. They have now acquired another company is US. I need to decide whether we create a new company code for the new acquired company or do we just merge the acquired company with the existing company code in US.
What are the pros and cons of merging vs, creation of a new company code?
Note: Using FI-Consolidation is out of scope.
I am not sure how the FI entries are transfered from the legacy system to the new company code or merged with an existing company code.
Would appreciate any insite and links on such a topic.
Thanks & Regards

Hi Sunny this is a very wide question.
Here are some questions to consider.
Do you need to show the new company code as a seperate company code?
Can they use your Chart of Accounts?
Is the new company keeping its name?
Have you got any common master data, customers, vendors?
When will you be making the transfer?
Do you use ERP 6.0? If you did not want to create a new company code you could use document splitting.
You can copy your US Company Code, and then extend any common master data, GL accounts, Customers Accounts and Vendor Accounts?
Are you buying all of the debt from the new company, if so you will need to keep the debt seperate to that of your current debtors.
Hope some of this helps.

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