(Ebook) International Financial Reporting Standards: A Practical Guide (World Bank Training) (World Bank Training Series) by Hennie van Greuning, Darrel Scott, Simonet Terblanche ISBN 0821384287

(Ebook) International Financial Reporting Standards: A Practical Guide (World Bank Training) (World Bank Training Series) by Hennie van Greuning, Darrel Scott, Simonet Terblanche ISBN 0821384287

Applying International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in a business situation can have a significant effect on the financial results and position of a division or an entire business enterprise. International Financial Reporting Standards: A Practical Guide gives private ?– or public-sector executives, managers, or financial analysts without a strong background in accounting the tools they need to participate in discussions and decisions on the appropriateness or application of IFRS. Each chapter summarizes an International Financial Reporting Standard, following a consistent structure: *Problems addressed by the IFRS *Scope of the Standard *Key concepts and definitions *Accounting treatment *Presentation and disclosure *Financial analysis and interpretation Many chapters of the book also contain examples that illustrate the practical application of key concepts in a particular standard. Titled International Accounting Standards: A Practical Guide in its previous two editions, the publication includes all of the standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) through 31 May 2004.