Proposal for improved financial statements under IFRS

The benefits that users gain from financial statements depend on clear and concise presentation of the underlying economics. The current IFRS regulation on presentation of primary financial statements suffers from several flaws. This paper identifies and analyzes these flaws using illustrative examp...

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Autores principales: Kjell Magne Baksaas, Tonny Stenheim
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:59f34483f9f743ada65802dd9587ce582021-12-02T16:09:30ZProposal for improved financial statements under IFRS2331-197510.1080/23311975.2019.1642982https://doaj.org/article/59f34483f9f743ada65802dd9587ce582019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2019.1642982https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The benefits that users gain from financial statements depend on clear and concise presentation of the underlying economics. The current IFRS regulation on presentation of primary financial statements suffers from several flaws. This paper identifies and analyzes these flaws using illustrative examples from large accounting firms. Based on this discussion we present a set of alternative financial statements. The paper concludes with proposed modifications of the current financial statements under IFRS.Kjell Magne BaksaasTonny StenheimTaylor & Francis Grouparticleprimary financial statementsstatement of financial performancestatement of financial positiondecision usefulnessbusiness modelpresentationBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
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topic primary financial statements
statement of financial performance
statement of financial position
decision usefulness
business model
presentation
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle primary financial statements
statement of financial performance
statement of financial position
decision usefulness
business model
presentation
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Kjell Magne Baksaas
Tonny Stenheim
Proposal for improved financial statements under IFRS
description The benefits that users gain from financial statements depend on clear and concise presentation of the underlying economics. The current IFRS regulation on presentation of primary financial statements suffers from several flaws. This paper identifies and analyzes these flaws using illustrative examples from large accounting firms. Based on this discussion we present a set of alternative financial statements. The paper concludes with proposed modifications of the current financial statements under IFRS.
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title Proposal for improved financial statements under IFRS
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