In case of Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company 99% of Shares is held by Parent Company and only 1% of share is held by an appointed Nominee. In case of Partially Subsidiary Company More than 50% Shares is held by Parent Company and balance can be held by other shareholders. A Subsidiary Company is a treated as Separate Legal entity from it’s Parent Company, therefore it independently manages it’s transactions and Parent Company cannot be held responsible for any of it’s transaction. The onus lies on the Subsidiary Company.
In case of Branch Office 100% Ownership is of the Parent Company. A Parent Company is responsible for all of the activities and transactions of a branch Company, therefore it can be held responsible directly for it’s each and every activities.