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The new IFRS 9 Financial Instruments will replace the older standard IAS 39 in January 2018 and it practically means that if you are affected, you need to start getting ready NOW. Why? Because your comparative period starts in January 2017 and you will need to restate the numbers for 2017 in line with the … Read more
My all dear readers, without YOU there would be no IFRSbox! Let me thank you for your continuous support throughout the year 2016, especially for: Asking me so many good questions in the comments below my articles, Sharing my articles with your friends via social networks, Giving me your feedback about how my work helped … Read more
The guys in the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) are working very hard – it’s evident from lots of new standards, interpretations and amendments produced every year. In today’s article, I’d like to sum up the main changes in IFRS adopted in the past years so that you can keep them in mind and prepare. … Read more
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments is one of the most challenging standards because it’s sooo complex and sometimes complicated. It belongs to the “Big 3” – the three difficult standards that need to be implemented in the near future: IFRS 9 Financial Instruments: adoption date = 1 January 2018 IFRS 15 Revenues from Contracts with Customers … Read more
A few weeks ago, we published the article about How to Implement IFRS 9 to assist you with the adoption of the major forthcoming IFRS update. Many accountants and CFOs are worried about IFRS 9, there are numerous discussions going on about it, but not everybody has the clear vision about WHAT is a financial … Read more
In today’s world, most groups spread their activities abroad and logically different members of the group operate in different currencies. Is the consolidation process of combining the financial statements of two (or more) companies different when they operate in different currencies? Yes and no. If you want to combine the financial statements prepared in different … Read more
The new lease standard IFRS 16 can initially cause some troubles to the affected companies, because it introduces huge changes in the lessee’s accounting for leases. It was issued in January 2016 and we have to apply it for the periods starting 1 January 2019 or later, with earlier application permitted. I wrote an article … Read more
If your company enters into some derivatives or other contracts to protect against any (potentially adverse) changes in cash flows or fair values, then it’s probably beneficial to apply hedge accounting. I wrote a few articles about hedge accounting, therefore if you need to refresh your memory, here they are: Hedge accounting: IAS 39 vs. … Read more
Did you know that many groups prepare their consolidated cash flow statement completely incorrectly? And, if you are well-experienced accountant, you can actually spot the faulty numbers instantly when you look to the statement of cash flows. Sadly, this wrong method is often taught in many accounting courses. What method is it? Similarly as with … Read more
When I was auditing the financial statements of one of our clients, I spotted a few strange things: There was a huge balance of cash on client’s bank account at the year-end. And I mean HUGE. To illustrate: normally, the client had about CU 100 000 on the bank account with some variations, but … Read more