Preface |
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About the authors |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 | (84) |
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The IASB: history, current structure and processes |
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2 | (58) |
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National accounting standards |
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4 | (1) |
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Globalisation of capital markets |
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4 | (3) |
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Calls for the harmonisation of accounting standards |
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7 | (1) |
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Formation and achievements of the IASC (1973--2000) |
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8 | (7) |
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Restructuring of the IASC into the IASB |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (11) |
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29 | (3) |
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Recent trends in International Financial Reporting Standards |
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32 | (2) |
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First-time adoption of IFRSs |
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34 | (3) |
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International Accounting Standards for the public sector |
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37 | (1) |
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International Auditing Standards |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (22) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (20) |
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The conceptual Framework of the IASB |
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60 | (25) |
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62 | (1) |
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Purpose and status of the Framework |
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62 | (3) |
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General purpose financial statements |
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65 | (1) |
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Users and their information needs |
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65 | (1) |
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Responsibility for financial statements |
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66 | (1) |
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The objective of financial statements |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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Qualitative characteristics of financial statements |
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70 | (4) |
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The elements of financial statements |
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74 | (1) |
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Recognition of the elements of financial statements |
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75 | (2) |
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Measurement of the elements of financial statements |
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77 | (1) |
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The IASB's current Conceptual Framework project |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (6) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (562) |
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Shareholders' equity: share capital and reserves |
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86 | (46) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (3) |
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Key features of the corporate structure |
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92 | (3) |
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Contributed equity: issue of share capital |
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95 | (5) |
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Contributed equity: subsequent movements in share capital |
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100 | (6) |
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Share capital: subsequent decreases in share capital |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (5) |
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113 | (7) |
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120 | (12) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (9) |
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132 | (32) |
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134 | (4) |
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Principles for recognising revenue |
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138 | (2) |
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Recognising revenue from the sale of goods |
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140 | (2) |
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Recognising revenue from rendering services |
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142 | (1) |
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Recognising revenue from use of the entity's assets by others |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (2) |
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Other revenue recognition issues |
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146 | (2) |
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Illustrative real-world revenue examples |
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148 | (6) |
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A few real-world revenue recognition problems |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (8) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (4) |
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Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets |
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164 | (32) |
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166 | (1) |
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Definition of a provision |
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167 | (1) |
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Distinguishing provisions from other liabilities |
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168 | (1) |
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Definition of a contingent liability |
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168 | (1) |
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Distinguishing a contingent liability from a provision |
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168 | (1) |
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The recognition criteria for provisions |
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169 | (1) |
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Putting it all together -- a useful decision tree |
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170 | (1) |
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Measurement of provisions |
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171 | (5) |
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Application of the definitions, recognition and measurement rules |
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176 | (9) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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Expected future developments |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (9) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (5) |
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196 | (58) |
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Introduction to IAS 32 and IAS 39 |
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198 | (1) |
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IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation |
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198 | (15) |
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IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement |
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213 | (25) |
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238 | (16) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (8) |
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254 | (34) |
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Introduction to IFRS 2 Share-based Payment |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (1) |
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Equity-settled share-based payment transactions |
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259 | (12) |
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Cash-settled share-based payment transactions |
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271 | (2) |
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Share-based payment transactions with cash alternatives |
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273 | (4) |
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277 | (3) |
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280 | (8) |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (4) |
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288 | (52) |
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290 | (1) |
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Differences between accounting profit and taxable profit |
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290 | (3) |
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Accounting for income taxes |
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293 | (1) |
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Calculation of current tax |
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294 | (5) |
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Recognition of current tax |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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Calculation of deferred tax |
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303 | (8) |
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Recognition of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets |
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311 | (5) |
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316 | (1) |
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Amended prior year tax figures |
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317 | (1) |
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Items credited or charged directly to equity |
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318 | (1) |
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Deferred tax arising from a business combination |
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318 | (1) |
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Presentation in the financial statements |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (5) |
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324 | (16) |
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325 | (1) |
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325 | (3) |
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328 | (12) |
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340 | (40) |
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The nature of inventories |
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342 | (1) |
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Initial recognition of inventory |
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343 | (1) |
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343 | (5) |
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348 | (3) |
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351 | (5) |
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Assigning costs to inventory on sale |
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356 | (5) |
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361 | (2) |
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Recognition as an expense |
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363 | (1) |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (15) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (5) |
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371 | (9) |
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Property, plant and equipment |
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380 | (54) |
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The nature of property, plant and equipment |
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382 | (1) |
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Initial recognition of property, plant and equipment |
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383 | (2) |
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Initial measurement of property, plant and equipment |
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385 | (6) |
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Measurement subsequent to initial recognition |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (8) |
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400 | (12) |
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Choosing between the cost model and the revaluation model |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (2) |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (17) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (3) |
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422 | (12) |
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434 | (48) |
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436 | (1) |
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The nature of intangible assets |
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437 | (9) |
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Recognition and initial measurement |
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446 | (14) |
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Measurement subsequent to initial recognition |
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460 | (5) |
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Retirements and disposals |
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465 | (1) |
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465 | (3) |
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Innovative measures of intangibles |
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468 | (3) |
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471 | (11) |
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472 | (1) |
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472 | (4) |
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476 | (6) |
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482 | (66) |
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The nature of a business combination |
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484 | (2) |
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Accounting for a business combination -- basic principles |
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486 | (5) |
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Accounting in the records of the acquirer |
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491 | (20) |
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Accounting in the records of the acquiree |
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511 | (4) |
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Subsequent adjustments to the initial accounting for a business combination |
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515 | (5) |
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Disclosure -- business combinations |
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520 | (3) |
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Business combinations (Phase II) considerations |
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523 | (7) |
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530 | (18) |
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532 | (1) |
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533 | (6) |
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539 | (9) |
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548 | (46) |
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550 | (1) |
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When to undertake an impairment test |
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551 | (2) |
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Impairment test for an individual asset |
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553 | (7) |
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Cash-generating units -- excluding goodwill |
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560 | (7) |
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Cash-generating units and goodwill |
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567 | (9) |
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Reversal of an impairment loss |
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576 | (4) |
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580 | (5) |
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585 | (9) |
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586 | (2) |
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588 | (1) |
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589 | (5) |
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594 | (53) |
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596 | (1) |
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596 | (1) |
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597 | (3) |
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Applying the classification guidance |
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600 | (5) |
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Substance over form: incentives to misclassify leases |
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605 | (4) |
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Accounting for finance leases by lessees |
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609 | (7) |
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Accounting for finance leases by lessors |
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616 | (6) |
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Accounting for finance leases by manufacturer or dealer lessors |
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622 | (1) |
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Accounting for operating leases |
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623 | (7) |
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Accounting for sale and leaseback transactions |
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630 | (4) |
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Likely future developments |
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634 | (1) |
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635 | (12) |
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636 | (1) |
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636 | (3) |
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639 | (6) |
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645 | (2) |
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647 | (146) |
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Principles of disclosure -- IAS 1, IAS 8 and IAS 10 |
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648 | (22) |
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Introduction to IAS 1, IAS 8 and IAS 10 |
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650 | (1) |
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IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements |
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650 | (6) |
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IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors |
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656 | (7) |
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IAS 10 Events After the Balance Sheet Date |
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663 | (2) |
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665 | (5) |
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666 | (1) |
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666 | (2) |
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668 | (2) |
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Presentation of financial statements |
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670 | (38) |
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Presentation of financial statements |
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672 | (1) |
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672 | (1) |
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672 | (9) |
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681 | (5) |
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Statement of changes in equity |
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686 | (3) |
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689 | (1) |
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689 | (5) |
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694 | (14) |
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695 | (1) |
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695 | (4) |
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699 | (9) |
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708 | (46) |
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710 | (1) |
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710 | (1) |
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Objectives of a cash flow statement |
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710 | (1) |
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Defining cash and cash equivalents |
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710 | (1) |
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Classifying cash flow activities |
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711 | (1) |
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Format of cash flow statements |
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712 | (2) |
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Preparing a cash flow statement |
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714 | (10) |
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724 | (1) |
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725 | (9) |
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Extracts from financial reports |
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734 | (5) |
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739 | (15) |
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740 | (1) |
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740 | (3) |
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743 | (11) |
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Segment reporting -- IAS 14 |
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754 | (39) |
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756 | (1) |
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756 | (1) |
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Objectives of financial reporting by segments |
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756 | (1) |
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Business and geographical segments |
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757 | (1) |
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Primary and secondary segment reporting formats |
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758 | (3) |
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Identifying an entity's reportable segments |
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761 | (5) |
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Segment accounting policies |
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766 | (4) |
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770 | (14) |
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Expected future developments |
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784 | (1) |
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785 | (8) |
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786 | (1) |
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786 | (2) |
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788 | (5) |
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793 | (418) |
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Controlled entities -- the consolidation method |
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794 | (38) |
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796 | (1) |
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Forms of controlled entities |
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796 | (3) |
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Applying the consolidation method |
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799 | (1) |
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Control as the criterion for consolidation |
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800 | (11) |
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Presentation of consolidated financial statements |
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811 | (1) |
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Parent entities and identification of an acquirer - reverse acquisitions |
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812 | (2) |
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Concepts of consolidation |
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814 | (4) |
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Exposure drafts on consolidation |
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818 | (5) |
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Format of consolidated financial statements |
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823 | (2) |
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825 | (7) |
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826 | (6) |
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Consolidated financial statements: wholly owned subsidiaries |
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832 | (54) |
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The consolidation process |
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834 | (2) |
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836 | (1) |
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837 | (2) |
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Worksheet entries at the acquisition date |
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839 | (7) |
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Worksheet entries subsequent to the acquisition date |
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846 | (14) |
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860 | (4) |
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Revaluations in the records of the subsidiary at acquisition date |
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864 | (1) |
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864 | (4) |
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868 | (3) |
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871 | (15) |
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872 | (1) |
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872 | (5) |
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877 | (9) |
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Consolidated financial statements: intragroup transactions |
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886 | (52) |
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888 | (1) |
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Rationale for adjusting for intragroup transactions |
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888 | (2) |
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890 | (7) |
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Transfers of non-current assets |
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897 | (7) |
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Comprehensive example: intragroup transfers of assets |
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904 | (6) |
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910 | (1) |
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Intragroup dividends from post-acquisition equity |
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911 | (7) |
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918 | (4) |
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922 | (16) |
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923 | (1) |
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923 | (4) |
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927 | (11) |
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Consolidated financial statements: minority interest |
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938 | (54) |
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940 | (3) |
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Effects of an MI on the consolidation process |
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943 | (3) |
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Calculating the MI share of equity |
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946 | (1) |
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MI share of recorded equity of the subsidiary |
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947 | (10) |
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Adjusting for the effects of intragroup transactions |
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957 | (14) |
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971 | (1) |
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972 | (20) |
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973 | (1) |
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973 | (6) |
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979 | (13) |
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Consolidated financial statements: indirect ownership interests |
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992 | (60) |
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994 | (1) |
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Direct and indirect minority interest (MI) |
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995 | (1) |
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995 | (25) |
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Non-sequential acquisitions |
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1020 | (4) |
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1024 | (8) |
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1032 | (20) |
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1033 | (1) |
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1033 | (6) |
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1039 | (13) |
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Consolidated financial statements: foreign subsidiaries |
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1052 | (48) |
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Translation of foreign subsidiary's statements |
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1054 | (1) |
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Functional and presentation currencies |
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1054 | (1) |
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The rationale underlying the functional currency choice |
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1054 | (4) |
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Identifying the functional currency |
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1058 | (1) |
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Translation into the functional currency |
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1059 | (7) |
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Changing the functional currency |
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1066 | (1) |
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Translation into the presentation currency |
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1066 | (5) |
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Consolidating foreign subsidiaries -- where local currency is the functional currency |
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1071 | (9) |
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Consolidating foreign subsidiaries -- where functional currency is that of the parent entity |
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1080 | (1) |
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Net investment in a foreign operation |
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1081 | (1) |
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1082 | (2) |
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1084 | (16) |
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1085 | (2) |
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1087 | (5) |
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1092 | (8) |
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Accounting for investments in associates |
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1100 | (52) |
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Accounting for equity investments in other entities |
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1102 | (1) |
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1103 | (2) |
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Application -- consolidated or separate financial statements |
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1105 | (1) |
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Application of the equity method of accounting |
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1105 | (23) |
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1128 | (1) |
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1129 | (6) |
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1135 | (17) |
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1136 | (1) |
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1137 | (3) |
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1140 | (12) |
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Interests in joint ventures |
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1152 | (59) |
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Investments in other entities |
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1154 | (1) |
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The nature of a joint venture |
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1154 | (5) |
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Jointly controlled operations |
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1159 | (1) |
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Jointly controlled assets |
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1159 | (1) |
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Jointly controlled assets where output is shared -- accounting by the joint venture |
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1160 | (4) |
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Jointly controlled assets where output is shared -- accounting by a venturer |
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1164 | (19) |
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Accounting by a venturer in a jointly controlled entity that is sharing profit |
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1183 | (3) |
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Equity method versus proportionate consolidation |
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1186 | (6) |
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Disclosures required by IAS 31 |
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1192 | (2) |
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1194 | (17) |
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1195 | (1) |
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1195 | (5) |
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1200 | (11) |
Useful terms |
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1211 | (9) |
Index |
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