In the first part of the series, we talked about clarity, the first of the four IFRS principles. In this article we’ll examine the second principle, reliability. True and fair Reliable information means that the financial statements are a reflection of the company’s economic reality. In other words, are they a true and fair presentation of the company’s operating results
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In conversations with individual accountants, I am discovering an initial reluctance to accept the change to IFRS, which relies more on the accountant’s judgment. IFRS requires that financial statements be prepared using four basic principles: clarity, relevance, reliability, and comparability. The principle of clarity requires that financial statements be easy to read and easy to understand. IFRS guidelines allow substantial
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TOP 10 TIPS OF BEING THE BEST SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE is presented by TheGAAP.net & TFN On Tuesday; November 29, 2016 Sponsored by: Jeff Gregory of Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. Our last dinner of 2016 is a new creation thanks to the input of a few of our most senior TFN members and should appeal to all members to
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TOP 10 TIPS OF BEING THE BEST SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE is presented by TheGAAP.net & TFN On Tuesday; November 29, 2016 Sponsored by: Jeff Gregory of Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. Our last dinner of 2016 is a new creation thanks to the input of a few of our most senior TFN members and should appeal to all members to
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TOP 10 TIPS OF BEING THE BEST SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE is presented by TheGAAP.net & TFN On Tuesday; November 29, 2016 Sponsored by: Jeff Gregory of Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. Our last dinner of 2016 is a new creation thanks to the input of a few of our most senior TFN members and should appeal to all members to
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Tune in to this webinar on November 7, 2016 (English) or November 14, 2016 (French) to get the latest updates from the AcSB on their current projects and a general update on developments in financial reporting. Are you a Canadian entity, an advisor to one, or a user of their financial statements? Then you need to be up-to-date with the
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Meetings of the AcSOC are open to public observation, subject to the discretion of the Chair. Information about the upcoming AcSOC meeting and guidelines for observers are as follows. Dates: October 20, 2016 – 10:30 am to 4:45 pm October 21, 2016 – 9:30 am to 11:45 am Venue: Park Hyatt Toronto Hazelton Room 4 Avenue Road Toronto, ON M5R
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Generally, casual labour is when you have someone working for a few hours on a sporadic or intermittent basis and is not on the Company’s payroll. Up until about 10 years ago, CRA accepted casual labour as a valid expense. Now however, they do not. The two options available are: Subcontractor, or Employee In either case, the employer must have
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How are you dealing with your biggest fears as a CPA of your company? If you hold the most senior accounting position; it is your responsibility to be on the lookout for factors that affect your financial or management reporting and the business your company is involved in. If you’re not; you should let that person know of any developments that you
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Innovations Key innovations in management accounting include: Japanese management accounting; business re-engineering; activity-based costing; strategic management accounting; economic value-added approaches; accounting and ‘e’ business, and performance measurement and incentives. Source: http://www.lse.ac.uk/accounting/news/MARG/home.aspx Trends The seven major trends in management accounting are: Expansion from product to channel and customer profitability analysis; Management accounting’s expanding role with enterprise performance management (EPM);
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