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Financial Reporting and Ethics - The Institute of Chartered ...

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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS(iii)Certain persons <strong>and</strong> entities, simply because <strong>of</strong> their rolein their dealings with the enterprise. Examples are:! trade unions;! utility companies;! government departments <strong>and</strong> agencies;! customers, suppliers, franchisers, distributors; <strong>and</strong>general agents with whom the entity transacts asignificant volume <strong>of</strong> business, simply by reason<strong>of</strong> the economic dependence.(f)According to IAS 24, the following transactions should bedisclosed if they occur between related parties:(i) Purchases <strong>and</strong> sales <strong>of</strong> goods (finished <strong>and</strong> unfinished).(ii) Purchases or sales <strong>of</strong> property <strong>and</strong> other assets.(iii) Rendering <strong>of</strong> services.(iv) Leases(v) Transfers <strong>of</strong> research <strong>and</strong> development(vi) Transfers under license arrangement(vii) Provision <strong>of</strong> guarantees <strong>and</strong> collateral security(viii) Settlement <strong>of</strong> liabilities on behalf <strong>of</strong> the entity.5.2.6 Consolidated <strong>and</strong> Separate <strong>Financial</strong> StatementsRelevant St<strong>and</strong>ards are:(a)(b)Statement <strong>of</strong> Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ard 27: Consolidated <strong>and</strong> Separate<strong>Financial</strong> Statements.International Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ard 27: Consolidated <strong>and</strong> Separate<strong>Financial</strong> Statements.<strong>The</strong>se st<strong>and</strong>ards address the following matters:(a)(b)(c)Both IAS 27 <strong>and</strong> SAS 27 provide that there is the need for theparent company to combine its financial position <strong>and</strong> earningsreports with those <strong>of</strong> its various subsidiaries into an overall reportas if they were a single economic entity.<strong>The</strong> main objective <strong>of</strong> the two Statements is to reduce alternativemethods in accounting for subsidiaries in consolidated financialstatements <strong>and</strong> in accounting for investments in the separatefinancial statements <strong>of</strong> a parent, venture or investor.<strong>The</strong> two Statements apply in the preparation <strong>and</strong> presentation<strong>of</strong> consolidated financial statements for a group <strong>of</strong> entities underthe control <strong>of</strong> a parent; they also apply in accounting forinvestments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities <strong>and</strong> associateswhen an entity elects, or is required by local regulations, topresent separate financial statements.97

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