Accounting Standards and IFRS — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 11 · Accountancy
Summary of Accounting Standards and IFRS for ICSE Class 11 Accountancy. Part of the ICSE Class 11 Accountancy syllabus.
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Overview
Accounting standards create common rules for preparing financial statements so that accounts become clear, uniform, and comparable. They support the idea of a true and fair view, even though true and fair view is not defined in the Indian Companies Act, 2013 or any other statute. In India, Accountin
Key Concepts
Accounting Standards are policy documents issued
Accounting Standards are policy documents issued by a recognized expert accountancy body that deal with measurement, treatment, and disclosure of acco
Financial statements should present a true
Financial statements should present a true and fair view of operating results and financial position. This idea is central to accounting, but it is no
Accounting standards lay down norms
Accounting standards lay down norms for accounting policies and practices, remove the effect of different accounting treatments, and define acceptable
They ensure uniformity and comparability
They ensure uniformity and comparability, improve reliability, help settle disputes, assist auditors, and restrict fraud and manipulation.
Inventories are assets held for sale
Inventories are assets held for sale, in production for sale, or as materials and supplies to be consumed in production or service delivery. Inventori
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning and need of accounting standards
- Learn the definitions of accounting standards given by T.P. Ghosh and Kohler
- Identify the main characteristics and advantages of accounting standards
- Study AS-2 on valuation of inventories and AS-6 on depreciation accounting
- Understand the meaning, assumptions, and need for IFRS
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