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Summary of IAS® Standards & IFRS® Standards
September 2022 – June 2023 examinations
Refer to Financial Reporting and Strategic Business Reporting study materials for further
detailed information.
Do not rely upon this document for knowledge and understanding of all aspects of these
reporting standards and other examinable documents. It is intended to be used as a revision
aid.
Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
 Objectives of financial reporting
o To provide information to potential and current investors, lenders and other creditors
o User groups need to be able to assess future cash flows and management’s stewardship
of assets.
 Qualitative characteristics of useful information:
o fundamental characteristics of relevance and faithful representation
o enhancing characteristics of comparability, verifiability, timeliness and understandability
 Elements of financial statements are:
o Assets –economic resources controlled by an entity from a past event
o Liabilities – obligations to transfer economic resources as a result of a past event
o Equity – residual interest in an entity’s assets after deduction of all liabilities
o Income – an increase in assets/reduction in liabilities that increases equity
o Expenses – a decrease in assets/increase in liabilities that reduces equity
 Recognise an element if recognition provides
o relevant information, and
o a faithful representation
 Derecognise an element if:
o Entity no longer controls asset, or
o Entity no longer has obligation for liability.
 Measurement in financial statements:
o Historical cost or current value
o When deciding on measurement base, consider characteristics of item and how it will
generate cash flows.
 Presentation:
o Profit or loss is the primary source of information about performance
o Income/expenses normally recognised in P/L
o Recognise income/expense in OCI if arises from current value measurement and
enhances relevance of P/L
o Items in OCI will be reclassified to P/L unless unable to determine timing or amount.
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IAS 1 Presentation of financial statements
 Provides formats for classification and presentation of financial statements and disclosures
 Items of OCI must be classified as either items that may be reclassified to profit or loss in
future periods, or those items which will not be reclassified in future periods
IAS 2 Inventories
 Definition: items sold in the ordinary course of business (or associated raw materials and
work-in-progress)
 Valued at lower of cost and estimated selling price less selling costs (i.e. NRV) for each
separate item or product
 The ‘cost’ of inventory includes all costs of getting the item or product to current location
and condition
IAS 7 Statement of cash flows
 Reconciles cash and cash equivalents year-on-year
o Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid and readily convertible to a known
amount of cash.
 Three standard headings
o Operating activities
o Investing activities
o Financing activities.
 Cash generated from operations can be derived using the direct method or the indirect
method
o The indirect method begins with profit before tax and then adjusts it for non-cash items,
as well as for items that relate to investing or financing activities.
IAS 8 Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors
 Accounting policies should be appropriate and relevant, be consistently applied and be
disclosed
 Changes in estimates are taken to statement of profit or loss in current and future periods –
e.g. change in depreciation method
 Changes in accounting policy and the correction of prior period errors require the
restatement of comparative information and opening reserves
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IAS 10 Events after the reporting period
 Definition – those events between the reporting date and date of approval of financial
statements
 Adjusting events – those which provide additional evidence of the situation existing at the
reporting date e.g. insolvency of major debtor notified shortly after the reporting date
 Non-adjusting events – those which do not provide evidence of the situation at the
reporting date e.g. share issue after the reporting date. These are disclosed, but may
become adjusting event if going concern basis threatened.
IAS 12 Income Taxes
 Deferred tax is accounted for on temporary differences (differences between the carrying
amount and tax base of assets and liabilities).
o If the tax base is higher than the carrying amount = deferred tax asset
o If the carrying amount is higher than the tax base = deferred tax liability
 Temporary differences include:
o The timing difference between accounting and tax depreciation
o The timing difference between the amortisation of development assets and the period
in which tax relief for development activity is obtained.
 Deferred tax is calculated by applying the applicable tax rate to the temporary difference
o Deferred tax is not discounted to present value
o Deferred tax assets can only be recognised if probable benefits are expected
 The deferred tax charge (or credit) is recorded in the same statement as the underlying
transaction
o Most deferred tax is recorded in profit or loss
o Deferred tax on transactions in OCI (such as PPE revaluations) is recorded in OCI
IAS 16 Property, plant & equipment
 Definition = asset used to produce or store inventories or for administrative or distribution
functions.
 Initially recognised at cost
o Cost is all expenditure attributable to bringing the asset into working condition as well
as directly attributable borrowing costs.
 Subsequent expenditure is capitalised if it enhances the economic benefits of the asset.
 Depreciation starts when the asset is available for use
 PPE may be revalued
o Revalue all items in the same class
o Gains are recorded in other comprehensive income.
o Losses are recorded in OCI until the revaluation reserve is reduced to nil. Any excess loss
is recorded in P/L.
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IAS 19 Employee benefits
 Not in FR syllabus
 Defined contribution scheme:
o Definition = no further obligation exists to contribute further funds to pension scheme.
o Recognise annual cost of pension contribution in P/L
 Defined benefit scheme:
o Net interest component charged to profit or loss in the year
 apply discount rate to net obligation at start of year
o The service cost component is charged to profit or loss in the year and includes:
 current year service cost
 past service costs recognised in full when announced
 gains and losses on curtailments and settlements
o remeasurement component presented in other comprehensive income.
IAS 20 Accounting for government grants
 Match revenue grants against expense to which they relate
 Match capital grants with assets to which they relate in one of two ways:
o Recognise the grant as deferred income and then release it to profit or loss over the
useful life of the asset
o Reduce the cost of the asset by the grant received
IAS 21 The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates
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Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment where the entity
operates
o Subsidiary will have same functional currency as parent if has little autonomy
o Determined based primary factors, such as on currency of sales and purchases
o If inconclusive consider secondary factors, such as currency of financing.
Rules in individual financial statements
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Use exchange rate ruling at date of transaction to record transactions in overseas currencies
Monetary items are re-translated at SOFP rate with gain or loss to profit or loss
Non-monetary items (e.g. PPE, inventory) are not restated
Rules in group financial statements (not in FR syllabus)
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Translate assets and liabilities at closing rate
Translate income, expenses and OCI at average rate
Exchange gains and losses arise on the retranslation of:
o Goodwill (for subsidiaries)
o Opening net assets and profit
The current year exchange gain/loss is recorded in OCI
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IAS 23 Borrowing costs
 Entities must capitalise directly attributable borrowing cost during construction of a
qualifying asset.
IAS 24 Related party disclosures
 Not in FR syllabus
 Definition of a related party
o Relationships of control or significant influence
o Entities under common control
o Directors
 Must disclose related party transactions, outstanding balances (e.g. receivables) and writeoffs.
IAS 27 Separate financial statements
 In separate (non-consolidated) financial statements, subsidiaries, associates and joint
arrangements can be accounted for:
o at cost, or
o as a financial instrument, or
o using the equity method
IAS 28 Investment in associates and joint ventures
 Associate – an entity over which an investor has significant influence but not control (usually
Indicated by 20%-50% of equity shares in another entity)
 Joint venture – an entity over which an investor has joint control (see IFRS 11)
 Associates and joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method in the consolidated
financial statements:
o Profit or loss = group share of associate’s profit after tax less current year impairment
o OCI = group share of associate’s OCI
o SFP = cost PLUS group share of post-acquisition reserves LESS dividends
IAS 32 Financial Instruments – Presentation
IFRS 7 Financial Instruments – Disclosures
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
 Financial liability = contractual obligation to transfer cash or another financial asset, or
contract to transfer a variable number of the entity’s own shares.
 Financial liabilities classified as:
o Fair value through profit or loss - this includes derivatives for speculation and financial
liabilities held for trading
o Amortised cost – for all other financial liabilities
o Note – entities can opt to measure liabilities at fair value through profit or loss to
eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch
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Split compound instruments (those with characteristics of liabilities and equity) into liability
and equity elements at inception.
o Liability = present value of repayments
o Equity = cash proceeds less liability
Financial assets = cash; investment in shares; contractual obligation to receive cash or
another financial asset
Classification of financial assets:
o Investments in shares can be categorised as:
 Fair value through profit or loss
 Fair value through other comprehensive income – as long as they are not for shortterm trade and have been designated as such
o Investments in debt can be categorised as
 Amortised cost – if the business model is to hold to maturity
 Fair value through other comprehensive income – if the business model involves
holding financial assets to maturity and selling them
 Fair value through profit or loss if business model is to sell or if the contractual cash
flow characteristics test is failed
Impairments of financial assets:
o Expected credit losses (ECLs) should be recognised for all investments in debt measured
at amortised cost or fair value through other comprehensive income
o If credit risk has not increased significantly, ECLs should be equal to 12 month
expected credit losses
o If credit risk has increased significantly, or for trade receivables, ECLs should be
equal to lifetime expected credit losses
o If the asset is credit impaired, ECLs should equal the difference between the
asset’s gross carrying amount and the present value of the expected future cash
receipts
Hedge accounting:
o Must be formally documented at inception
o Must be regularly reviewed to ensure it meets the effectiveness criteria
o FV hedge – take changes in FV of hedged item and hedging instrument to profit or loss
(unless the hedged item is an investment in equity measured at FVOCI)
o Cashflow hedge – take changes in FV of hedging instrument to OCI (any excess FV
movement is taken to profit or loss)
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IAS 33 Earnings per share
 Basic EPS =
Profit after tax attributable to the parent – irredeemable preference dividends
Weighted average number of equity shares
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Consider:
o Market issue at full price – calculate the weighted average number of equity shares
o Bonus issue– treat as if these had always been in issue and restate the comparative EPS
o Rights issue – treat partly as bonus issue and partly as issue at full market price
o Diluted EPS – relevant if there is convertible debt or share option schemes
IAS 34 Interim financial reporting
 Not FR syllabus.
 Interim reports are not mandatory but are recommended
 If prepared, interim reports should include:
o Condensed statement of financial position
o Condensed statement of profit or loss
o Condensed statement of changes in equity and a statement of cash flows
o Selected explanatory notes.
IAS 36 Impairment of assets
 Definition = the reduction in recoverable amount below carrying amount
o Recoverable amount = the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use.
o Fair value is determined in accordance with IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement
o Value in use is the present value of the estimated future cash flows derived from the
asset.
 Entities perform an impairment review if there is an indication that an asset(s) is impaired.
However, annual impairment reviews required for:
o Goodwill
o Intangible assets that are not amortised
 Impairment losses are normally charged to profit or loss
o If an asset has been previously revalued, impairments are charged to OCI until the
revaluation reserve relating to that specific asset is reduced to nil.
 If an asset does not generate individual cash flows then it may need to be reviewed for
impairment as part of a cash generating unit (CGU)
o CGU = smallest group of assets that generate cash flows independently of other assets.
o If a CGU is impaired, then the impairment is allocated to goodwill and then to the other
assets in proportion to their carrying amounts.
o An individual asset cannot be written down below recoverable amount.
o When conducting an impairment review on a CGU that includes goodwill calculated on a
proportionate basis, the goodwill must be grossed up to include the NCI’s share of the
goodwill.
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IAS 37 Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets
 A provision = a liability of uncertain timing or amount
 Provisions are recognised if:
o There is an obligation from a past event
o There is a probable outflow of benefits
o The outflow of benefits can be measured reliably
 Provisions are recognised at the present value of the best estimate of the outflow required
 The following are not provided for:
o Future operating losses
o Relocation and retraining of existing employees
o Periodic repairs
 Contingent liabilities are disclosed if an outflow of resources is possible
 Contingent assets are disclosed if an inflow of resources is probable
IAS 38 Intangible assets
 Definition = an asset without physical substance
 Recognise at cost if:
o Identifiable
o It is controlled by the entity
o It is expected to generate future economic benefits
o It can be measured reliably
 Research and development costs dealt with by IAS 38:
o Research expenditure if expensed to profit or loss
o Development expenditure is capitalised if the criteria in IAS 38 are met
 Apply either cost model or the revaluation model. If the revaluation model is used:
o an active market must be available
o increases in carrying amount presented in OCI
 If the asset has a finite useful life, then amortise over the useful life
 If the asset has an indefinite life, then review annually for impairment.
IAS 40 Investment property
 Definition = property (including land) held for rentals or capital appreciation
 Initially recognised at cost
 Subsequently measured using either:
o Cost model - cost less depreciation and impairment
o Fair value model – revalued to fair value at year end with gains or losses in profit or
loss (no depreciation charged).
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IAS 41 Agriculture
 Biological assets are living plants and animals
o They are Initially valued at fair value less costs to sell
o They are revalued to fair value less costs to sell at the reporting date with the gain or
loss in profit or loss.
 Agricultural produce is the harvested product on a biological asset
o It is initially measured at fair value less costs to sell.
o It is subsequently accounted for under IAS 2 Inventories.
IFRS 1 First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards
 Not in FR syllabus
 When adopting IFRS Standards for the first time, an opening SFP must be produced at the
date of transition in which the entity must:
o Recognise assets and liabilities in accordance with IFRS Standards
o Derecognise assets and liabilities that do not comply with IFRS Standards
o Measure assets and liabilities in accordance with IFRS Standards
o Classify assets in accordance with IFRS Standards.
 Gain and losses arising at the date of transition are recorded in retained earnings.
IFRS 2 Share-based payment
 Not FR syllabus
 Definition = an entity paying for goods or services received by transferring its own shares,
share options, or a cash amount based on its share price.
 Equity settled (shares/share options):
o Value at grant date:
o use fair value of good/service if transaction with supplier
o use fair value of equity if transaction with employee.
o Account over the vesting period (recognise expense/asset and equity)
o Modifications give rise to an additional expense recognised between the modification
date and the vesting date
o Cancellation of a share scheme accelerates the expense. Compensation is treated as a
deduction to equity.
 Cash settled (cash amount based on share price):
o Value using the fair value of the rights at the reporting date
o Account over the vesting period (recognise expense/asset and liability)
 Hybrid transactions
o If the transaction gives the entity a choice over whether to settle in cash or by issuing
equity instruments:
o Account as cash-settled share-based payment transaction if entity has an
obligation to settle in cash
o Account as an equity-settled share-based payment scheme if no obligation
exists to settle in cash.
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If the transactions gives the counterparty (e.g. the employee) the choice of settling in
cash or in equity instruments then the credit entry must be split between equity and
liabilities:
o If with employees, the equity is the fair value of the equity alternative at the
grant date less the fair value of the cash alternative at the grant date
o If not with employees, the equity is the fair value of the good or service
received, less the fair value of the cash alternative at the date of the
transaction.
o The liability is calculated by taking the cash settlement option and applying the
rules for cash-settled share-based payments.
IFRS 3 Business combinations
 A business combination is where an entity obtains control over another entity that is a
business.
o To meet the definition of a business, inputs and substantive processes must have been
acquired that can contribute to the creation of outputs
o An optional concentration test can be used to assess whether an acquired set of assets
is not a business.
 Business combinations apply acquisition accounting
o Identify the acquirer
o Identify the acquisition date
o Measure the identifiable net assets at fair value
o Recognise goodwill and the non-controlling interest.
 The non-controlling interest at acquisition can be measured at fair value or at its proportion
of the fair value of the subsidiary’s identifiable net assets at the acquisition date.
 Acquisition costs are expensed to profit or loss.
 A gain on a bargain purchase is recognised in profit or loss.
IFRS 5 Non-current assets held-for-sale and discontinued activities
 An asset or disposal group is classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be mainly
recovered through a sale and the sale is highly probable. To qualify, the following criteria
should be met:
o The asset must be available to sell in its present condition
o The asset must be marketed at a reasonable price
o The sale is expected within 12 months
 Assets held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs
to sell. They are not depreciated.
 Separate disclosure of discontinued operation required in the statement of profit or loss –
defined as a component of a business which has either been disposed of or is classified as
held for sale and:
o represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of business
o is part of a single co-ordinated plan to dispose, or
o is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to sale.
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IFRS 8 Operating segments
 Not in FR syllabus
 Operating segments:
o engage in business activities
o have discreet financial information available
o have results reviewed by chief decision makers.
 Segments can be aggregated if they have similar economic characteristics
 Disclose a segment separately if it represents 10% or more of any of the following:
o Total assets
o Total (internal and external) revenues
o The greater of the profit or the profit making segments, or the loss of the loss making
segments.
 Must report additional segments until 75% of external revenue is reported.
IFRS 10 Consolidated financial statements
 Elements of control:
o Power over the investee
o Exposure, or rights to, variable returns
o Ability to use that power to affect returns
 One entity can have control, while another has significant influence, in a third entity.
 Potential voting rights (e.g. share options and convertible loans) should be considered if
currently capable of being exercised.
IFRS 11 Joint arrangements
 Not in FR syllabus
 Definition – two or more parties with joint control. Joint control requires unanimous
consent of parties that share control.
 Joint venture:
o parties have joint control and rights to net assets of a separate entity formed for the
joint venture
o Account using the equity accounting.
 Joint operation:
o parties have joint control and rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities of the
joint operation – normally will not be a separate entity.
o Each party to joint operation accounts for its share of assets, liabilities, income and
expenses.
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IFRS 12 Disclosure of interests in other entities
 Not in FR syllabus
 Single source of disclosure requirements in financial statements applicable to interests in
subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements
 Disclose assumptions and judgements made in determining status of investment(s)
 Disclose restrictions on ability to exercise control or influence
IFRS 13 Fair value measurement
 Provides single and standardised definition and source of guidance for fair value
measurements.
 Fair value is defined as the amount received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
 Fair value should be identified with reference to the principal market or, if there is no
principal market, the most advantageous market
 IFRS 13 uses a 3-tier hierarchy of inputs for valuation purposes:
o Level 1 – quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in an active market
o Level 2 – quoted prices not included in level 1
o Level 3 – other data used to determine fair value (unobservable prices)
 The fair value of a non-financial asset is determined based on its highest and best use.
IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers
Revenue recognition is a five step process:
1. Identify the contract
o It must be probable the seller will be paid
2. Identify the distinct performance obligations within the contract
o A good/service is distinct if an entity can benefit from it on its own or if the promise to
provide it is separately identifiable.
3. Determine the transaction price
o Variable consideration is included if it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the
revenue recognised will not occur when the uncertainty is resolved.
o Discount consideration to present value if there is a significant financing component
o Non-cash amounts measured at fair value
o Consideration payable to a customer is deducted from the transaction price.
4. Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.
o Allocate based on stand-alone selling prices
5. Recognise revenue when (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied. Recognise revenue
over time if:
o The customer simultaneously consumes and benefits from the seller’s performance, or
o The seller is enhancing an asset controlled by the customer, or
o The seller cannot use the asset for an alternative use and can demand payment for
performance to date.
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IFRS 16 Leases
 A lease contract allows an entity to control an identified asset for a period of time in
exchange for consideration
 Unless the lease is short-term or of minimal value, lessees recognise a lease liability and a
right-of-use asset at inception of lease
o Interest on the liability is charged to profit or loss
o Depreciation on the right-of-use asset is charged to profit or loss.
 Lessors must assess if the lease is a finance lease or an operating lease
o A finance lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards of the asset to the
lessee
o If a finance lease, the lessor dercognises the asset and recognises a lease receivable
o If an operating lease, the lessor continues to recognise the asset and recognises the
lease rental income in profit or loss on a straight line basis.
 For sale and leaseback transactions, need to assess if transfer is a ‘sale’ (per IFRS 15)
o If not a sale, the seller-lessee continues to recognise the transferred asset and will
recognise a financial liability equal to the transfer proceeds.
o If a sale, the seller-lessee must measure the right-of-use asset as the proportion of
the previous carrying amount that relates to the rights retained
The IFRS for SMEs® Standard
 SME defined as unlisted entity and each county able to add additional or excluding criteria
such as banking financial services activities, charities, size criteria etc.
 Some topics excluded completely from the SMEs Standard:
o Earnings per share
o Interim financial statements
o Segmental reporting
o Assets held for sale
 Some topics simplified for the SMEs Standard:
o Research and development always expensed
o Goodwill amortised over its useful life (if the life cannot be estimated reliably then
management should use a best estimate that does not exceed ten years)
o Borrowing costs never capitalised
o No revaluation model for intangible assets
o Can only measure NCI using proportionate method (fair value method not allowed)
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