015: How to prepare financial statements when going concern does not apply?
IFRS do not specify any rules for presenting the financial statements when the going concern basis does not apply. So, what to do? How to present the financial statements? What should we take care of? Find out here!
How to Test Goodwill for Impairment
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…
IAS 36 Impairment of Assets
Did you know that the world-wide economic crisis followed by the recession caused a sharp downfall of assets’ prices? In some countries, the prices of property fell by 30-50%! Such a steep and fast decrease had an impact on the IFRS financial reporting, too. Companies…
How to Calculate Pre-tax Rate for Value in Use
Dealing with impairment of assets, or cash generating units (CGU), involves one quite difficult task – to determine asset’s / CGU’s recoverable amount. Sometimes it might be an easy job, especially when fair value can be established and it is probably higher than value in…
US GAAP vs IFRS
IFRS and US GAAP come closer to each other and the dream was to have a single set of the reporting standards until 2015. Now we know that that dream did not come true and there is still a long way to go. Until then, there…
Top Excel Formulas for IFRS
This is another useful tip I would like to give you. With these formulas, you can really speed up your IFRS accounting process, especially when dealing with sophisticated calculations. So let’s start. Top Financial Formula #1: IRR What is IRR? IRR formula calculates Internal Rate of Return for…
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