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This is a list of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and official interpretations, as set out by the IFRS Foundation. It includes accounting standards either developed or adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation.
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... List of International Financial Reporting Standards; C. ... IAS 19; IAS 23; IAS 37; IAS 39; IFRS 1;
The principles need to be specified regarding how to choose the financial assumptions to calculate liabilities. The main choices are that either these should be market-driven or based on other “long term” (and typically more subjective) assumptions. IAS 19 prescribes market-based assumptions (paragraph 77 of IAS 19).
In addition comparative information shall also be provided for narrative and descriptive information if it is relevant to understanding the current period's financial statements. [35] The standard IAS 1 also requires an additional statement of financial position (also called a third balance sheet) when an entity applies an accounting policy ...
The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) had been established in 1973 and had issued a number of standards known as International Accounting Standards (IAS). As the organization was reformed in 2001, it changed the name of the standard-setting body from IASC to IASB, and established a foundation to oversee it, initially known as ...
The IFRS Foundation states that its mission is to develop IFRS Standards that bring transparency, accountability and efficiency to capital markets around the world, and that their work serves the public interest by fostering trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy.
IAS 17 Accounting for Leases (1982) required the capitalization of finance leases, a practice that was as yet unusual or unknown outside the United States. [9] In 1987, the IASC adopted a new strategy of strengthening its standards to make them a suitable basis for financial reporting by companies seeking cross-border stock market listings. [10]
The above-mentioned PwC senior partners expressed that convergence will lead to an accounting system that is too rules-based for non-US listed companies, [14] while other critics conversely criticize the principles-based nature of the IFRS as making it difficult for preparers of financial statements to defend against litigation. [19]