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Friday, April 30, 2010

Financial statements

Financial statements refer to a complete set of financial statements comprises:

(a) a statement of financial position as at the end of the period;

(b) a statement of comprehensive income for the period;

(c) a statement of changes in equity for the period;

(d) a statement of cash flows for the period;

(e) notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information; and

(f) a statement of financial position as at the beginning of the earliest comparative period when an entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively or makes a retrospective restatement of items in its financial statements,or when it reclassifies items in its financial statements.

Sources:

  • IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
  • Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements