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Master Every Key Accounting Standard – All in One Place This Accounting Summaries guide is the ultimate reference tool for accounting students, trainees, and professionals preparing for exams or tackling real-world financial reporting challenges. Covering everything from the Conceptual Framework to complex IFRS and IAS standards, it distills hundreds of pages of technical material into clear, concise, exam-ready notes. Inside, you’ll find: Comprehensive coverage of IFRS, IAS, and related interpretations – including IAS 12 (Income Taxes), IFRS 15 (Revenue), IFRS 16 (Leases), IAS 36 (Impairment), IAS 37 (Provisions), IFRS 9 (Financial Instruments), IAS 2 (Inventories), IFRS 3 (Business Combinations), and many more. Step-by-step explanations of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements. Worked examples and journal entries to show exactly how to apply the standards in practice. Exam strategies and checklists to help you break down and solve complex theory questions. Real-world tax and accounting integrations, linking IFRS with South African tax legislation. Whether you’re: Studying for SAICA board exams Preparing for university or CTA assessments Needing a quick technical refresher during busy audit seasons Building your practical accounting and reporting skills …this resource will save you hours of searching through bulky standards and textbooks. With its structured layout, easy-to-follow examples, and focus on what matters most, the Accounting Summaries guide turns dense IFRS theory into an accessible, go-to reference you’ll use again and again.

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Alixia Le Grange

,CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................... 7
The Conceptual framework consists of: ....................................................................... 7
Qualitative Characteristics ........................................................................................... 7
Elements of the financial statements: Definitions ......................................................... 8
RECOGNITION CRITERIA: ......................................................................................... 9
Measurement basis: .................................................................................................... 9
IAS 12: INCOME TAXES .............................................................................................. 10
DEFERRED TAX ....................................................................................................... 10
IAS 12 Principles Applied........................................................................................... 10
Objective of IAS 12: To prescribe accounting treatment for income taxes. ................. 10
DEFFERRED INCOME TAX OVERVIEW .................................................................. 11
CURRENT TAX CALCULATION ............................................................................... 12
Permanent differences ............................................................................................... 16
Unused tax losses ..................................................................................................... 17
Tax rate change effect. .............................................................................................. 18
IAS 12 Disclosures .................................................................................................... 20
Unused tax losses of a period: ................................................................................... 22
IFRS 15: Revenue from contracts ................................................................................. 23
IFRS 15 applies to ALL contracts with customers except for: ..................................... 23
IFRS 15: Introduces the 5-step module for Revenue recognition. (15.2) .................... 23
Step 2: Identify performance obligations. (15.22) ....................................................... 25
Step 3 : Determine the transaction price: ................................................................... 26
Step 4: Allocate transaction price to performance obligations .................................... 29
Step 5: Recognise revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
(15.31 – 46) ............................................................................................................... 31
Other ITEMS:............................................................................................................. 32
Disclosures: IFRS 15 ................................................................................................. 34
Example: ................................................................................................................... 37
IFRS 15: Special cases ............................................................................................. 40
IFRS 16: Leases - Lessee: ............................................................................................ 42
Accounting by the lessee: .......................................................................................... 42
Sale-and-leaseback of the seller (Lessee) ................................................................. 42
Accounting by the lessor: Finance leases: ................................................................. 42
Manufacturer or dealer: ............................................................................................. 42


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, Operating leases: ...................................................................................................... 43
Sale and leaseback of the buyer: (Lessor) ................................................................. 43
Accounting by lessee: @ Commencement Date: ....................................................... 43
Lessee’s Perspective Overview: ............................................................................... 45
Measurement of Right-of-use asset: .......................................................................... 47
Subsequent measurement lease liability: ................................................................... 48
Tax implications: ........................................................................................................ 49
Example: VAT is Financed......................................................................................... 50
Instalment Sales agreement: (ISA) ............................................................................ 50
Sub-Leases ............................................................................................................... 51
Lesse: Lease modifications........................................................................................ 52
Presentation and Disclosure (IAS 16.47) ................................................................... 52
IFRS 16: Leases - Lessor’s Perspective: Classify lease: ............................................... 60
Finance lease: ........................................................................................................... 60
Operating lease ......................................................................................................... 60
Finance leases: Lessor .............................................................................................. 61
Initial recognition: ....................................................................................................... 61
Subsequent Recognition: ........................................................................................... 63
Finance leases – Not a manufacturer or dealer: ........................................................ 64
Lessor - Operating lease............................................................................................ 68
Initial recognition: ....................................................................................................... 69
Lessor: Modifications ................................................................................................. 71
IFRS 16: Reassessment: Lessor ............................................................................... 72
IFRS 16: Sale and lease back ................................................................................... 74
Transfer not a sale: .................................................................................................... 77
Presentation and Disclosures for IFRS 16: ................................................................ 78
IFRS 13: Fair value measurement: ................................................................................ 84
Applying IFRS 13: ...................................................................................................... 85
Fair value of liabilities and own equity instruments..................................................... 86
Fair value @ initial recognition. .................................................................................. 87
IAS 40: Investment property .......................................................................................... 90
Initial Measurement: .................................................................................................. 90
Subsequent Measurement: ........................................................................................ 90
Measurement Models ................................................................................................ 91


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, Disclosures: ............................................................................................................... 93
Sub-leasing................................................................................................................ 96
Deferred Tax.............................................................................................................. 98
Depreciable Asset...................................................................................................... 99
IAS16: Property, Plant, and Equipment ....................................................................... 100
Elements of Cost: .................................................................................................... 100
Subsequent Cost: .................................................................................................... 100
Measurement @ Recognition .................................................................................. 101
Measurement after recognition ................................................................................ 101
Disclosure: ............................................................................................................... 104
General Notes: ........................................................................................................ 106
Capital gains tax: ..................................................................................................... 108
IAS 38: Intangible asset .............................................................................................. 114
Recognition.............................................................................................................. 114
Subsequent measurement: ...................................................................................... 116
Disclosure: ............................................................................................................... 117
New Acquisition method .......................................................................................... 119
IAS 36: Impairment of assets ...................................................................................... 121
Individual assets: ..................................................................................................... 121
Value in use: (PV of cash flows) (IAS 36.31)............................................................ 121
Disclosure → IAS 36. 126/130 ................................................................................. 122
Tax implications for impairment of Revalued assets: ............................................... 123
Cash-generating unit (CGU) .................................................................................... 123
Disclosure: IAS 36. 126 +130 +131. ........................................................................ 124
Cash genrating unit – Subsidiary ............................................................................. 127
IFRS 5: Non-current assets held for Sale and discontinued operations ....................... 128
Requirements of IFRS 5 .......................................................................................... 129
Measurement of disposal groups: ............................................................................ 132
Specific aspects ....................................................................................................... 134
Presentation and disclosure requirements ............................................................... 135
Discontinued operations .......................................................................................... 136
IAS 8: Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and Errors: ................... 141
Changes in accounting estimates ............................................................................ 141



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