Amendments to AASB Standards: Disclosure Requirements

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What is the primary focus of Illustrative Example C?

  • Disclosure of comparative period information
  • Summary of significant material accounting policy information policies of the General Government Sector (correct)
  • Notes required by paragraph 39,1
  • Explanation of differences required by paragraph 52(b)(ii)(B)

What type of entities does the implementation guidance and illustrative examples accompanying AASB 1054 relate to?

  • General Government Sector entities
  • Not-for-profit private sector entities (correct)
  • For-profit private sector entities
  • Publicly listed companies

What is the purpose of the implementation guidance and illustrative examples accompanying AASB 1054?

  • To illustrate the application of accounting estimates
  • To provide guidance on budgetary reporting
  • To illustrate the application of the requirements in paragraph 9A and their relationship to the requirements in AASB 101 (correct)
  • To provide guidance on financial statement analysis

What type of information does paragraph 39(b) require?

<p>Summary of significant material accounting policy information policies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of AASB 1055?

<p>Budgetary reporting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the implementation guidance and illustrative examples accompanying AASB 1054 and AASB 101?

<p>They illustrate the application of the requirements in paragraph 9A and their relationship to the requirements in AASB 101 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of paragraph 9B?

<p>To provide implementation guidance and illustrative examples for not-for-profit private sector entities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of AASB 1054?

<p>Financial statement presentation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be prominently disclosed in the notes according to paragraph 39?

<p>Material summary of significant accounting policy information policies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Illustrative Example C?

<p>To illustrate the material summary of significant accounting policy information policies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the amended paragraphs 39 and 40?

<p>Disclosures of material accounting policy information policies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the heading above paragraph 39 amended to?

<p>Material Accounting Policy Information Policies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the notes containing material accounting policy information policies?

<p>To disclose material accounting policy information policies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Illustrative Examples A and B?

<p>They do not purport to identify all possible differences between GAAP and GFS (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of information is required to be disclosed about the measurement of financial instruments?

<p>Material accounting policy information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the amended introduction to the Illustrative Examples?

<p>To introduce the amended paragraphs 39 and 40 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a required disclosure for inventories?

<p>Material accounting policy information about the measurement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of information is required to be disclosed about investments in associates?

<p>Material accounting policy information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of the amended paragraphs 39 and 40?

<p>Only General Government Sector entities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a required disclosure for investments in joint ventures?

<p>Material accounting policy information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of information is required to be disclosed about government grants for for-profit entities?

<p>Material accounting policy information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is material accounting policy information required to be disclosed?

<p>To ensure transparency and comparability (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which standard requires entities to disclose material accounting policy information?

<p>IFRS for SMEs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of disclosing material accounting policy information?

<p>To facilitate comparison among entities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Amendments to AASB Standards

  • Amendments are made to AASB 1054, specifically paragraph 9B, implementation guidance, and illustrative examples.
  • Amendments are also made to AASB 1049, including paragraphs 39, 40, and the introduction to the Illustrative Examples.

Disclosure Requirements

  • Notes containing material summaries of significant accounting policy information policies must include:
    • Disclosures required by other Australian Accounting Standards
    • Additional disclosures required by paragraph 39
  • Illustrative Example C provides an example of the information to be included in the summary of significant accounting policy information policies.

Material Accounting Policy Information

  • Information about the measurement basis (or bases) for financial instruments used in preparing the financial statements is expected to be material accounting policy information.
  • Material accounting policy information includes:
    • Measurement of inventories, including the cost formula used
    • Accounting policy for investments in associates
    • Accounting policy for recognising interests in joint ventures
    • Accounting policy adopted for government grants, including methods of presentation in the financial statements

Illustrative Examples

  • Illustrative Examples A and B do not purport to identify all possible differences between GAAP and GFS, nor present all line items required by a different set of assumptions.
  • Illustrative Example C provides an example of the summary of significant accounting policy information policies for a General Government Sector.

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