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When a company acquires control over another company, then often a goodwill arises, too. You should present it as an intangible asset, but when you think about it carefully, a goodwill is not a typical asset, because unlike other assets, you cannot sell it to somebody, you cannot use it in your production process or … Read more

In January 2016, the new standard about lease accounting IFRS 16 was issued and it introduced a few major changes. The most significant are: New definition of the lease can cause that some contracts previously treated as “service contracts” can now be treated as “lease contracts”, Accounting for leases in the lessee’s financial statements changed … Read more

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