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According to NIIF for PYMEs, under what condition is the exemption for disproportionate effort or cost applicable?
According to NIIF for PYMEs, under what condition is the exemption for disproportionate effort or cost applicable?
- When following a requirement would lead to a competitive disadvantage.
- When the managerial judgment considers that compliance leads to a technical violation.
- When the costs or efforts dramatically diminish profits.
- When costs or efforts exceed the benefits, as per managerial judgment. (correct)
Why is relevance a crucial characteristic of financial information based on NIIF for PYMEs?
Why is relevance a crucial characteristic of financial information based on NIIF for PYMEs?
- It helps users evaluate past, present, or future events, influencing their decisions. (correct)
- It mainly focuses on ensuring data is verifiable, regardless of its impact on decision-making.
- It primarily serves to validate past management decisions without impacting future evaluations.
- It reduces the need for comprehensive analysis, simplifying complex financial data for users.
How does 'prudence' affect the preparation of financial statements?
How does 'prudence' affect the preparation of financial statements?
- It is applied by revealing the nature of uncertainty without creating bias, avoiding overstatement of assets/income or understatement of liabilities/expenses. (correct)
- It ensures that assets and income are overstated to present a more optimistic view.
- It allows for the subjective valuation of liabilities to minimize reported expenses.
- It encourages aggressive accounting practices to maximize shareholder value.
What is emphasized by the principle of 'essence over form' in financial reporting under NIIF for PYMEs?
What is emphasized by the principle of 'essence over form' in financial reporting under NIIF for PYMEs?
Why is 'comparability' important for financial statements?
Why is 'comparability' important for financial statements?
Why is 'completeness' a necessary characteristic of financial information according to NIIF for PYMEs?
Why is 'completeness' a necessary characteristic of financial information according to NIIF for PYMEs?
What fundamental action must an entity take, according to NIIF for PYMEs, when its financial statements comply with NIIF standards?
What fundamental action must an entity take, according to NIIF for PYMEs, when its financial statements comply with NIIF standards?
What is the primary purpose of disclosing accounting policies and changes within financial statements?
What is the primary purpose of disclosing accounting policies and changes within financial statements?
Which element of the complete set of financial statements provides detailed explanations and supplementary information relating to the figures presented in the other statements?
Which element of the complete set of financial statements provides detailed explanations and supplementary information relating to the figures presented in the other statements?
What is the primary purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows?
What is the primary purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows?
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Comprensibility
Comprensibility
Understandable information that allows users with reasonable knowledge to interpret it, without omitting relevant details.
Oportunidad
Oportunidad
Financial information must be available in time to influence decisions.
Comparability
Comparability
Presenting information consistently over time and across entities.
Essence / Form
Essence / Form
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Integrity
Integrity
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Prudencia
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Study Notes
- Basic Elements for the Audit of Financial Statements, section 1.3 details the Characteristics of Accounting Information to be Audited.
Qualitative Characteristics for auditors per NIIF PYME Section 2
- Comprehensibility means accounting information is readily understandable by users with reasonable business and accounting knowledge, ensuring relevance is not obscured.
- Relevance means accounting information influences user decisions by helping evaluate past, present, and future events.
- Materiality is present when omissions or errors in accounting information could affect economic decisions.
- Reliability ensures financial statements are free from significant errors and biases, and faithfully represent reality without influencing decisions with a predefined purpose.
- Essence/Form dictates transactions are recorded based on their economic substance, not just legal form, enhancing the reliability of financial reporting.
- Prudence involves managing uncertainty by disclosing it and exercising caution to avoid overstating assets/income or understating liabilities/expenses and requires a critical avoidance of bias.
- Integrity dictates information must be comprehensive within reasonable limits, avoiding misleading omissions that could affect reliability and relevance.
- Comparability calls for consistent measurement and presentation across periods and entities, with transparent disclosure of accounting policies and changes.
- Opportunity refers to financial information influencing decisions and being available promptly as delays can diminish relevance, requiring balance in relevance and reliability.
- Cost/Benefit means the advantages of financial information should exceed the costs, facilitating decisions, optimizing markets, reducing costs, and benefiting investors, entities, management, and financing access.
- Disproportionate Effort/Cost applies when following requirements demands excessive effort/cost according to managerial judgment, justifying exemptions if costs outweigh benefits, disclosed upon initial recognition and subsequent measurements.
Compliance with NIIF PYME P 3.3
- An entity whose financial statements adhere to NIIF for SMEs must include an explicit and unqualified statement of compliance in the notes.
- Financial statements can only claim compliance with NIIF for SMEs if all requirements are met.
Complete Set of Financial Statements (P 3.17 to 3.22)
- Notes to the financial statements are a key part, with item 5.
- The Statement of Financial Position is an essential component, item 1.
- There is a separate Statement of Results and a Statement of Integral Results.
- Item 4 is the Statement of Cash Flows.
- The Statement of Changes in Equity, item 3.
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