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IFRS 1
First-time Adoption
of International
Financial Reporting
Standards
Overview
Objective
Scope
Definitions
Recognition And Measurement
Ethiopian Case
Opening IFRS Statement Of Financial Position
Accounting Policies
Exceptions To The Retrospective Application Of
Other IFRS
Exemptions From Other IFRS
Explanation Of Transition To IFRS
Objective
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is to ensure that an entity’s first IFRS
financial statements,
(A) Is transparent for users and
comparable overall periods presented
(B) provides a suitable starting point for
accounting in
accordance with (IFRSs); and
(C) can be generated at a cost that does
not exceed the benefits.
Scope
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Definitions
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First IFRS financial
First time Adopter
Statements
the first
financial
statements in
an entity that which the
presents Its entity adopts
first IFRS IFRSs, by an
financial explicit and
statements unreserved
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those financial
statements of
compliance
with IFRS
Continued
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Opening IFRS statement
Date of transition
of financial position:-
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Continued
Recognition
De-recognition
Reclassification
Measurement
staff training
pre-operating/start-up costs
advertising costs
deferred taxation
Classification Adjustment
dividends declared after the end of the reporting
Date of
transitio
Opening n to
IFRS IFRS: 8
SoFP: 8 July 2016
July 2016
First IFRS
FS: 7 July
2018
First-time adoption
Ethiopia Phase 2
July 2017
2. 1 October 2016
3. 1 October 2017
4. 1 October 2018
5. 1 October 2019
Test Your Understanding
An Entity’s first IFRS for SMEs financial statements are for
the year ended 31 December 2019 (it presents one year
of comparative figures). What is the Entity’s date of
transition to the IFRS for SMEs? Choose one of:
1) 1 January 2017
2) 1 January 2018
3) 1 January 2019
4) 1 January 2020
Mandatory exceptions
MUST NOT retrospectively change its Previous GAAP
liabilities
Continued
non-controlling interests
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classification & measurement of financial
assets
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Measurement at deemed cost’
Financial effect
Statements To Be Produced
During First Time Adoption
Opening statement of financial position
Comparative figures
Complete set financial statement
Statement of financial position
Statement of profit and loss and other compensative income
Statement of cash flows
Statement change in equity
Disclosures
Thank You
Questions and
Discussion
Case Study 1
Facts
ethio telecom presented its financial statements under its
previous GAAP annually as at June 30 each year. The most
recent financial statements it presented under its previous
GAAP were as of June 30, 2017. ethio telecom decided to
adopt IFRS as of June 30, 2018, and to present one-year
comparative information for the year 2017.
Required
When should ethio telecom prepare its opening IFRS
Statement of financial position?
Case Study 2
Facts
ethio telecom presented its financial statements under the national GAAP
of until 2017. It adopted IFRS from 2018 and is required to prepare an
opening IFRS Statement of financial position as at July 1, 2016. In
preparing the IFRS opening Statement of financial position ethio telecom
Noted
Under its previous GAAP, ethio telecom had deferred advertising costs of
1,000,000 and had classified proposed state dividends of 50,000,000 as
a current liability.
It had not made a provision for warranty of 200,000 in the financial
statements presented under previous GAAP since the concept of
“constructive obligation” was not recognized under its previous GAAP.
In arriving at the amount to be capitalized as part of costs necessary to
bring an asset to its working condition, ethio telecom had not included
professional fees of 300,000 paid to architects at the time when the
building it currently occupies as branch office was being constructed.
Required
Advice ethio telecom on the treatment of all the above items under IFRS 1.