International Financial Reporting Standards: A Practical Guide (World Bank Training Series) - Softcover

Van Greuning, Hennie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821377272 ISBN 13: 9780821377277

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2009

Synopsis

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, and 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; and, financial analysis and interpretation.

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Review:

'Overall, this book gets very high marks for its comprehensive yet understandable and easy to read coverage of the field of international accounting and financial reporting. It should prove very useful to anyone seeking an understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards, their requirements, and their application.' --Global Business and Economics Review, April 2005

About this edition

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0821377272
• ISBN 13: 9780821377277
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 344