PAS 1: Presentation of Financial Statements
PAS 1: Presentation of Financial Statements
The objective of general purpose financial • a statement of cash flows for the
statements is to provide information about period
the financial position, financial • notes, comprising a summary of
performance, and cash flows of an entity significant accounting policies and
that is useful to a wide range of users in other explanatory notes comparative
making economic decisions. To meet that information prescribed by the
objective, financial statements provide standard.
information about an entity's:
• Assets.
• Liabilities.
• Equity.
• Income and expenses, including
gains and losses.
Overall Considerations for Going Concern
Financial Statements • An entity preparing PFRS financial
statements is presumed to be a
Fair Presentation and Compliance
going concern.
with PFRSs
• If management has significant
• The financial statements must concerns about the entity's ability to
"present fairly" the financial position, continue as a going concern, the
financial performance and cash flows uncertainties must be disclosed.
of an entity.
• If management concludes that the
• PAS 1 requires that an entity whose entity is not a going concern, the
financial statements comply with financial statements should not be
PFRSs make an explicit and prepared on a going concern basis,
unreserved statement of such in which case PAS 1 requires a series
compliance in the notes. of disclosures.
Inappropriate accounting policies are
not rectified either by disclosure of
the accounting policies used or by Accrual Basis of Accounting
notes or explanatory material.
• PAS 1 requires that an entity prepare
its financial statements, except for
• The application of PFRSs, with cash flow information, using the
additional disclosure when accrual basis of accounting.
necessary, is presumed to result in
financial statements that achieve a
fair presentation. Consistency of Presentation
• PAS 1 acknowledges that, in • The presentation and classification of
extremely rare circumstances, items in the financial statements
management may conclude that shall be retained from one period to
compliance with an PFRS the next unless a change is justified
requirement would be so misleading either by a change in circumstances
that it would conflict with the or a requirement of a new PFRS.
objective of financial statements set
out in the Framework. In such a case,
the entity is required to depart from
the PFRS requirement, with detailed
disclosure of the nature, reasons,
and impact of the departure.
Materiality and Aggregation and a warning about problems of
comparability.
• Each material class of similar items
must be presented separately in the
financial statements. Statement of Financial
• Dissimilar items may be aggregated Position
only if they are individually
immaterial. Current and Noncurrent
classification
Offsetting • An entity must normally present a
classified statement of financial
• Assets and liabilities, and income and
position, separating current and non-
expenses, may not be offset unless
current assets and liabilities, unless
required or permitted by a Standard
presentation based on liquidity
or an Interpretation.
provides information that is reliable.
Comparative Information
• PAS 1 requires that comparative
information shall be disclosed in When to classify asset as
respect of the previous period for all current?
amounts reported in the financial
statements, both face of financial • expected to be realized in the
statements and notes, unless entity's normal operating cycle
another Standard requires
• held primarily for the purpose of
otherwise. If comparative amounts
trading
are changed or reclassified, various
disclosures are required. • expected to be realized within 12
months after the reporting period
• cash and cash equivalents (unless
Frequency of Reporting restricted).
• There is a presumption that financial All other assets are non-current
statements will be prepared at least
annually. If the annual reporting
period changes and financial
statements are prepared for a
different period, the enterprise must
disclose the reason for the change
When to classify liability as ▶The intention is supported by an
current? agreement to refinance, or reschedule the
payments, on a long-term basis is
• expected to be settled within the completed after the end of the reporting
entity's normal operating cycle period and completed before the financial
• held for purpose of trading statements are authorized for issue.
• due to be settled within 12
months for which the entity does not
have the right at the end of the
reporting period to defer settlement Liabilities: Breach of a Loan
beyond 12 months. Covenant
All other liabilities are non-current • If a liability has become payable on
demand because an entity has
breached an undertaking under a
Liabilities: Issue on long-term loan agreement on or
refinancing before the end of the reporting
1.) If the entity has the discretion to period, the liability is current, even if
refinance, or to roll over the the lender has agreed, after the end
obligation for at least twelve of the reporting period and before
months after the end of the the authorization of the financial
reporting period under an statements for issue, not to demand
existing loan facility, it classifies payment as a consequence of the
the obligation as non-current, breach.
even if it would be due with in a • However, the liability is classified as
shorter period. non-current if the lender agreed by
the end of the reporting period to
provide a period of grace ending at
2.) An entity classifies its financial least 12 months after the end of the
liabilities as current when they reporting period, within which the
are due to be settled within entity can rectify the breach and
twelve months after the end of during which the lender cannot
the reporting period, even if: demand immediate repayment.
Shareholder’s Equity
Regarding issued share capital and components of other comprehensive
reserves, the following disclosures income
• Other comprehensive - items of
are required:
income and expense (including
numbers of shares authorized, issued reclassification adjustments) that are
and fully paid, and issued but not not recognized in profit or loss as
fully paid required or permitted by other IFRSs
par value (or that shares do not have • Total comprehensive income - the
a par value) change in equity during a period
resulting from transactions and other
a reconciliation of the number of events, other than those changes
shares outstanding at the beginning resulting from transactions with
and the end of the period owners in their capacity as owners