Example: Consolidation with Foreign Currencies
Last update: 10/2022 (video added to the end of the article) 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…
IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures: What, How, When
Climate-related disclosures as arranged by IFRS S2 affect literally every single company without exception (I mean those issuing reports under IFRS). Yes, I know this is a strong statement, but if you keep reading, you will find out why and how. IFRS S1and IFRS S2…
IFRS S1: What, How, Where, How much it costs
so, what is IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information about? As its title says, it is about the general requirements for disclosure of sustainability-related financial information. As a result, you will not find any specific rules for the disclosures, because IFRS…
IFRS Sustainability Reporting Just Behind Your Door
It is here. Two newest standards, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, were published in June 2023. I think that’s not news for anybody with two eyes and ears, because the information spread everywhere. Well, my usual approach is rather practical, so I will skip all…
Global Minimum Tax – Who? How? Any IFRS Impact?
when it comes to taxes, the world can sometimes feel like a vast and intricate puzzle. Different countries, different rules and different rates. Hmmm, that sounds like a good scope for tax planning departments of huge corporations, isn’t it? Why not designing some nice and…
IFRS 3: A Business or an Asset?
Last update: August 2023 Did you note that with the globalizing world, the number of large entities decreases and their size increases? Just as an example – 20 years ago, there were about 50 large media companies in the USA, controlling US entertainment industry. I…
Monetary or Non-Monetary?
Updated: 2023 – please scroll below to download the infographics for your future reference, it is free. When you need to translate your items denominated in foreign currency to your own functional currency, then there’s one little problem: Is that item monetary or non-monetary? If…
IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates, Errors
Updated in March 2023 I bet every single company needed to change something in its accounting records and financial statements. Often, the change is very small, so you just don’t worry about it and make correction on the go. But sometimes, the change can impact…
5-Step Model for Revenue Recognition under IFRS 15 + Journal Entries
The standard IFRS 15 has been with us for a while now, yet I still receive the same question: What precisely is 5-step model and should we really apply it to even the simple shop sales to the customer? The short answer is YES, you…
How to determine the fair value of a machine?
Market prices of most non-financial assets are usually not available, because these assets might be outdated or highly customized or simply not traded on the market. How do you set the fair value of these assets in this case? Learn here!
