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IFRS ( International Financial Reporting Standards )

Sakshi Jain
Sakshi Jain at March 14, 2023
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What is IFRS?

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are set of standard rules and regulations introduced by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The main objective behind the introduction to IFRS was to increase consistency, transparency and comparability of financial statements around the globe, basics of ifrs, scope of ifrs, list of international financial reporting standards.

What is IASB?

IASB or International Accounting Standards Board is a London based autonomous body that came into existence in 2001 with the aim of developing the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IASB replaced the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) that was previously given the responsibility to establish international accounting standards (IAS). In 2010, IASB announced the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting to provide a basic understanding of accounting practices under IFRS.

Advantages of IFRS

Here are some of the major benefits of IFRS:

  • Widely accepted: Financial statements created as per IFRS are widely accepted as IFRS are adopted by 144 jurisdictions out of 166.
  • Comparability: As IFRS are set of rules that are widely accepted so it helps an individual to compare different companies of different nations following IFRS can be easily compared.
  • Extended Guidance: IFRS gives guidance relating to the applicability of various principles given in standards as per the situation.
  • Amendment in standards: In a case, if there are changes in the economy, IFRS can be amended according to such economic changes.

 

IFRS Standard Components

The scope of IFRS covers a broad range of accounting practices. IFRS set compulsory rules for some business practices such as

  • Balance sheet or financial position statements: IFRS impact the manner according to which the components of a balance sheet are reported.
  • Statement of Profit and loss or Income or expenditure statement: The parts of such statement are influenced as per the set of rules set by IFRS.
  • Cash flow statement: This report shows the operating, financial and investing activities of the company in the given period.

A company shall also provide its accounting policies summary along with the above-mentioned financial statements. The reports formed are compared with the preceding report to analyze the changes to make the necessary decision.

List of IFRS and IAS

Before IFRS, IASC had already issued International Accounting Standards (IAS) that was introduced between 1973 and 2001. Here is the list of IAS and the IFRS as they both are applicable in the current scenario:

 IFRS/IAS

Particulars

 
 

IFRS 1

International Financial Reporting Standards for first adoption of IFRS

 

IFRS 2

International Financial Reporting Standards relating to share based payments

 

IFRS 3

International Financial Reporting Standards regarding business combination

 

IFRS 4

International Financial Reporting Standards for insurance contract

 

IFRS 5

International Financial Reporting Standards relating to non-current assets held for sale and discontinue operation

 

IFRS 6

International Financial Reporting Standards regarding exploration and evaluation of mineral resources

 

IFRS 7

International Financial Reporting Standards for disclosure of financial instruments

 

IFRS 8

International Financial Reporting Standards regarding operating segments

 

IFRS 9

International Financial Reporting Standards relating to financial instruments

 

IFRS 10

International Financial Reporting Standards for consolidated financial statements

 

IFRS 11

International Financial Reporting Standards relating to joint arrangements

 

IFRS 12

International Financial Reporting Standards for interest disclosure in other entities

 

IFRS 13

International Financial Reporting Standards regarding fair value measurement

 

IFRS 14

International Financial Reporting Standards for regulatory deferral accounts

 

IFRS 15

International Financial Reporting Standards relating to revenue from customer contracts

 

IFRS 16

International Financial Reporting Standards for leases

 

IFRS 17

International Financial Reporting Standards regarding insurance contracts

 

IAS 1

International Accounting Standard for Financial Statements Presentations

 

IAS 2

International Accounting Standard related to inventories

 

IAS 7

International Accounting Standard regarding Cash flow statements

 

IAS 8

International Accounting Standard for Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors

 

IAS 10

International Accounting Standard relating to Accounting for events after the reporting period

 

IAS 11

International Accounting Standard for construction contracts

 

IAS 12

International Accounting Standard regarding Income taxes

 

IAS 16

International Accounting Standard relating to property, plant and equipment

 

IAS 17

International Accounting Standard for leases

 

IAS 18

International Accounting Standard relating to revenue

 

IAS 19

International Accounting Standard includes employee benefits

 

IAS 20

International Accounting Standard for accounting for government grants and disclosure of government assistance

 

IAS 21

International Accounting Standard related to effect of change in foreign exchange rates

 

IAS 23

International Accounting Standard regarding borrowing cost

 

IAS 24

International Accounting Standard for related party disclosure

 

IAS 26

International Accounting Standard relating to accounting and reporting by retirement benefit plans

 

IAS 27

International Accounting Standard for separate financial statements

 
IAS 28

International Accounting Standard regarding investments in associates and joint ventures.

 

IAS 29

International Accounting Standard relating to financial reporting in hyperinflationary economies  

IAS 32

International Accounting Standard for presentation of financial instruments

 

IAS 33

International Accounting Standard relating to earnings per share

 

IAS 34

International Accounting Standard includes interim financial reporting

 

IAS 36

International Accounting Standard for impairment of assets

 
IAS 37 International Accounting Standard includes Provisions, contingent assets and liabilities  
IAS 38 International Accounting Standard regarding intangible assets  
IAS 39 International Accounting Standard for recognition and measurement of financial instruments  
IAS 40 International Accounting Standard relating to investment property  
IAS 41 International Accounting Standard for agriculture  

 

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