This course is designed to help you understand the process of compiling a set of financial statements and develop an awareness of some of the disclosures required, including those relating to the primary statements and those stand-alone disclosures.
Overview
This course is designed to help you understand the process of compiling a set financial statements using a final trial balance and other background information and the disclosures required for a set of financial statements.
The key disclosure information from the Accounting Standards will be considered for each of the primary statements, as well as notes relating to the primary statements.
Key topics:
- The form and content of financial statements.
- IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements.
- Preparing annual financial statements of:
- The statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
- The statement of financial position.
- The statement of changes in equity.
- The statement of cash flows.
- IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors.
- IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures.
- IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosure.
- IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
- IFRS 16 Leases.
- IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.
- IFRS 12 Disclosures of Interests in Other Entities.
- IFRS 8 Operating Segments.
- IAS 12 Income Taxes.
- IAS 33 Earnings Per Share.
This course consists of one online course, a PDF learning manual and an online assessment.
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Objectives
- Prepare a statement of financial position, statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of cash flow and statement of changes in equity from trial balance information
- Identify related notes and include this information in the financial statements
- Identify the framework behind financial statements and the requirements for different companies
- Identify the key themes of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
- Prepare and understand disclosure notes such as:
- Related party transaction
- Financial instruments
- Contingent liabilities and commitments
- Disclosure of standards issued not yet effective
- Interests in other entities
- Operating segments
- Revenue from contracts with customers
- Leases
Audience
This course is specifically designed for finance professionals who are involved in external reporting, financial management and financial accounting.