Guides to financial statements Guides to financial statements Guides to financial statements

Our Guides to financial statements help you to prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS Standards. They have three components: 

• Illustrative disclosures, which illustrate one possible format for financial statements, based on a fictitious multinational corporation; 
• COVID-19 supplement, which illustrates additional disclosures that companies may need to provide on accounting issues arising from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic; and 
• Disclosure checklist, which identifies the disclosures that may be required based on currently effective standards.

More than a year since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the WHO, the impact on companies is far from over. Preparing 2021 interim financial statements is still likely to involve more than the usual update since the last annual financial statements. Investors and other users may expect information above and beyond what is typically disclosed. 

These guides will help you to tell your story based on your specific circumstances: they will help you ensure that your financial reporting provides the information that users need, through clear, meaningful and specific disclosures.

In addition, our COVID-19 financial reporting resource centre  includes articles, blogs and podcasts to help you better understand the accounting and disclosure implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for your company.

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