(IFRS) for Small and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs)

IFRS FOR SMES – JULY 2009Income tax7.17 An entity shall present separately cash flows arising from income tax and shallclassify them as cash flows from operating activities unless they can bespecifically identified with financing and investing activities. When tax cashflows are allocated over more than one class of activity, the entity shall disclosethe total amount of taxes paid.Non-cash transactions7.18 An entity shall exclude from the statement of cash flows investing and financingtransactions that do not require the use of cash or cash equivalents. An entityshall disclose such transactions elsewhere in the financial statements in a waythat provides all the relevant information about those investing and financingactivities.7.19 Many investing and financing activities do not have a direct impact on currentcash flows even though they affect the capital and asset structure of an entity.The exclusion of non-cash transactions from the statement of cash flows isconsistent with the objective of a statement of cash flows because these items donot involve cash flows in the current period. Examples of non-cash transactionsare:(a)(b)(c)the acquisition of assets either by assuming directly related liabilities or bymeans of a finance lease.the acquisition of an entity by means of an equity issue.the conversion of debt to equity.Components of cash and cash equivalents7.20 An entity shall present the components of cash and cash equivalents and shallpresent a reconciliation of the amounts presented in the statement of cash flowsto the equivalent items presented in the statement of financial position.However, an entity is not required to present this reconciliation if the amount ofcash and cash equivalents presented in the statement of cash flows is identical tothe amount similarly described in the statement of financial position.Other disclosures7.21 An entity shall disclose, together with a commentary by management, theamount of significant cash and cash equivalent balances held by the entity thatare not available for use by the entity. Cash and cash equivalents held by an entitymay not be available for use by the entity because of, among other reasons,foreign exchange controls or legal restrictions.40 © IASCF