IFRS Flashcards
IFRS NINJA
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International Accounting Standards Borad (IASB)
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- Issues IFRS
- Most Authoritative
- 1st place MGMT looks for guidance
2
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IASB Framework
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- Helps Develop Standards
- NOT a standard
- DOESNT SUPERSED ANY STANDARD AUTHORITY
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Objective of IFRS Framework
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- Provide users W/ Information
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IFRS assumes Entity uses what basis of Accounting?
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- Accrual
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Qualitative Characteristics
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- Relevance
- Faithful Representation
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Relevance
(Qualitative Characteristic)
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- Makes a Difference to user
- Predictive value- Predicts Future
- Confirmatory Value - Evaluates past
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Faithful Representation
(Qualitative Characteristic)
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- Complete
- Neutral
- Free from Error
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Enhancing Characteristics
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- Comparability
- Understandability
- Verifiability
- Timeliness
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Comparability
(Enhancing Characterisitics)
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- Allows users to compare different items at different periods
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Understandability
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- Easy to Understand
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Verifiability
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- Different people would reach same conclusion
12
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Timeliness
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- Information is available in time to make decision
13
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Pervasive Contraint of IFRS
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- Cost vs. Benefit
14
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Reporting Elements
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- Asset
- Liability
- Equity
- Income
- Expense
15
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Criteria for Recognition on IFRS Financial Statements
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- Probable future economic benefit
- Can be measured reliably
- Cost Recovery Method required if value or outcome not be measured reliably
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IFRS vs. GAAP (1)
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- Comparative FS required
- No completed contract method
- No LIFO
- Statement of Comprehensive Income Required
- Statement Changes in Equity Required
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IFRS vs. GAAP (2)
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- Income instead of Rev.
- Gains not displayed seperately
- Losses same as expense, but ARE displayed seperate
- Profit instead of Net Income
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IFRS vs. GAAP (3)
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- Contracts- Customer Controls assets before Delivery?
- IFRS– Performance Obligation classification Mandatory
- GAAP– Optional
19
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IFRS Transitioning (1)
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- Date of Transition is 1st reporting period that entity produces full comparative financial statements using IFRS
- If IFRS was implemented June 2010 for use in the Decemeber 31, 2010 FS, then the Date of Transition is actually January 1, 2009 for a full year of comparative statements
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IFRS Transitioning (2)
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- For PPE, the Fair Value Method is the most efficieent for converting assets to IFRS
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Adjustments made for adopting IFRS get made where?
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- The entitys Retained Earnings or Equity
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IFRS Current Assets
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- Stays the same