Core Statements and IFRS Presentation Rules
The required financial statements include:
- Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position).
- Income Statement (Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income).
- Cash Flow Statement.
- Statement of Changes in Equity.
- Explanatory Notes (Notes to the Financial Statements).
The structure and content requirements for financial statements include:
- Firms should use the classified balance sheet structure, which separately shows current and non-current assets and liabilities.
- The notes and the main body of the financial statements are required to contain specific essential information, as outlined in IAS 1 and other relevant IFRS standards.
- Financial statements should include comparative information for the preceding period, including comparative amounts in the notes.
- The application of IFRS Standards, with additional disclosures, when necessary, is presumed to result in financial statements that achieve a fair presentation.