IFRS

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IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) is a globally used set of accounting standards designed to bring transparency, comparability, and consistency to financial statements across different countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf accounting standard
financial reporting framework
international standard
abbreviationOf International Financial Reporting Standards
appliesTo general purpose financial statements
listed companies in many jurisdictions
publicly accountable entities
component IAS Standards
IFRIC Interpretations
IFRS Standards
SIC Interpretations
developedBy International Accounting Standards Board
emphasizes fair value measurement in many areas
principles-based standards
substance over form
firstIssuedByIASBIn 2001
fullName International Financial Reporting Standards
governedBy IFRS Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
governs disclosure in financial statements
measurement of assets
measurement of liabilities
presentation of financial statements
recognition of assets
recognition of liabilities
includesStandard IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
linked to: IFRS

IAS 12 Income Taxes
IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment
IAS 36 Impairment of Assets
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
IFRS 16 Leases
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
linked to: IFRS

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
linked to: IFRS
influenced IFRS for SMEs
issuedBy International Accounting Standards Board
language English (official text)
notFullyAdoptedIn United States
originatedFrom International Accounting Standards issued by IASC
overseenBy IFRS Foundation
purpose to enhance transparency in financial reporting
to improve comparability of financial statements
to improve consistency of financial reporting across countries
to provide a common global language for business affairs so that company accounts are understandable and comparable across international boundaries
relatedTo IFRS for SMEs Standard
linked to: IFRS for SMEs

International Accounting Standards
US GAAP
replaced many national GAAPs in adopting countries
requires accrual basis of accounting for most transactions
comparative information in financial statements
disclosure of key sources of estimation uncertainty
disclosure of significant accounting policies
updatedBy annual improvements process of IASB
usedIn Australia
Canada
European Union
United Kingdom
many countries in Africa
many countries in Asia
many countries in South America

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US GAAP contrastedWith IFRS
IFRS includesStandard IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
linked to: IFRS
IFRS includesStandard IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
linked to: IFRS
IFRS includesStandard IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
linked to: IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards hasStandard IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards
linked to: IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards hasStandard IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement
linked to: IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards includesStandard IAS 38 Intangible Assets
linked to: IFRS