Book description
"A comprehensive and invaluable guide to IFRS which users will find indispensable in correctly applying the complex and onerous requirements of IFRS and IAS."
Steve Collings FMAAT FCCA, Leavitt Walmsley Associates and author of Interpretation and Application of International Standards on Auditing
International Financial Reporting Standards have been mandatory in the EU since 2005 and are rapidly being adopted by countries throughout the world. In this environment it is increasingly important for managers, executives and CEOs to understand the background of the IFRS and their main requirements.
In An Executive Guide to IFRS: Content, Costs and Benefits to Business, Peter Walton provides a concise and accessible guide to the principal features of IFRS, explains why they are useful, looks at their impact on businesses, and provides some of the context to help define their global role.
The book is divided into three sections. Part one deals with the convergence process and its costs and benefits, and gives background on the story so far. Part two contains the main technical content of the book and provides an analysis of the main issues under IFRS reporting, including:
The content of financial statements
Investments in other companies
Income Statement and Balance Sheet items
IFRS for SMEs
A comparison with US GAAP
Part three covers the creation of the IFRS, provides details of the IASB's standard-setting process, and describes how people outside the IASB can participate in the process and lobby effectively. It also examines the history of the IASB, and includes a chapter based on the author's observation of the standard setters in action.
An Executive Guide to IFRS is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand the essentials of International Financial Reporting Standards.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Chapter 1: Worldwide convergence on IFRS
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Chapter 2: Content of financial statements
- IAS 1 presentation of financial statements
- Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Statement of Financial Position
- Statement of Cash Flows
- Statement of Changes in Equity
- Accounting policies and changes
- Fair presentation
- Conventions
- Interim financial statements
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The IASB Conceptual Framework
- Chapter 3: Investments in other companies
- Chapter 4: Income statement items
- Chapter 5: Balance sheet items
- Chapter 6: Other significant standards
- Chapter 7: The IFRS for SMEs
- Chapter 8: Comparison with US GAAP
- Chapter 9: The IASB’s standard-setting process
- Chapter 10: History of the IASB
- Chapter 11: Observer notes
- Further reading
- Index
Product information
- Title: An Executive Guide to IFRS: Content, Costs and Benefits to Business
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2011
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470664902
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