IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting

INTRODUCTION IAS 34 recognises the usefulness of timely and reliable interim financial reporting in improving the ability of investors, creditors and others to understand an entity’s capacity to generate earnings and cash flows and its financial condition and liquidity. The Read More …

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Analysing Financial Information

INTRODUCTION The ability to comprehend, assess, interpret and criticise the financial statements and related information of different businesses is the quality above all others, which distinguishes the accountant from the bookkeeper.  Complete mastery of accounts can be gained only as Read More …

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Financial Instruments

IAS 32 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: PRESENTATION The objective of IAS 32 is ‘to enhance financial statement users’ understanding of the significance of on Statement of Financial Position and off Statement of Financial Position financial instruments to an entity’s financial position, Read More …

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Revenue Defination

THE TIMING OF REVENUE RECOGNITION The operating cycle refers to the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash.  Typically, this cycle has a number of stages for a business.  For example: Receiving an order Read More …

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Income Taxes

INTRODUCTION IAS 12 deals with the accounting treatment of tax liabilities. In this chapter, it is assumed that the tax liability for the period has already been computed, and the entity now must deal with the treatment of tax in Read More …

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Earnings Per Share

EXPLANATORY NOTE The need for the disclosure of Earnings Per Share (EPS) is based on the increasing use of the Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio as a standard stock market indicator. The formula for the calculation of the P/E ratio is: Market Read More …

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Construction Contracts

OBJECTIVE Construction contracts, by their nature, usually are completed over more than one accounting period.  Thus, the main issue addressed by IAS 11 is the allocation of the revenue and costs of the contract over this extended time period. The Read More …

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