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ARTICLE · 08 NOVEMBER 2007

Financial Reporting, A Briefing For Finance Directors, November 2007

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While it is a widely held view that principles-based standards provide a better financial reporting framework than those that adhere to ‘rules’, the application of these principles can be anything but straightforward.

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Yvonne Lang
Yvonne Lang

While it is a widely held view that principles-based standards provide a better financial reporting framework than those that adhere to ‘rules’, the application of these principles can be anything but straightforward. We look at a number of recently issued interpretations of IFRS that seek to provide clarity. In addition, changes to UK corporate law are set to affect all companies.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - STATUTORY MINIMUM FUNDING REQUIREMENTS AND RECOGNISING DEFINED BENEFIT ASSETS

Companies with defined benefit schemes face further changes following the issue of IFRIC 14.

In many countries, including the UK, entities are required to make minimum contributions to post-employment benefit plans for a stated period of time in order to provide greater security for the beneficiaries. However, companies have accounted for these obligations in a number of ways, and now the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) has recently issued clarification.

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