International Accounting Standards (IAS)

International Accounting Standards has developed a set of standards for recognising and measuring financial assets, financial liabilities and some contracts to buy or sell non-financial item.  From 1973 to 2000, international accounting standards (IAS) were issued by the Board of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). IAS has developed 39 principles for stating how particular types of transactions and other events should be reflected in financial statements. In 2001, IASC was replaced by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and is now responsible to issue the international financial reporting standards (IFRS).

IAS 1    Presentation of Financial Statements

IAS 2    Inventories

IAS 7    Cash Flow Statements

IAS 8    Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors

IAS 10    Events After the Balance Sheet Date

IAS 11    Construction Contracts

IAS 12    Income Taxes

IAS 16    Property, Plant and Equipment

IAS 17    Leases

IAS 18    Revenue

IAS 19    Employee Benefits

IAS 20    Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance

IAS 21    The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates

IAS 23    Borrowing Costs

IAS 24    Related Party Disclosures

IAS 26    Accounting and Reporting by Retirement Benefit Plans

IAS 27    Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements

IAS 28    Investments in Associates

IAS 29    Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies

IAS 31    Interests in Joint Ventures

IAS 32    Financial Instruments: Presentation

IAS 33    Earnings per Share

IAS 34    Interim Financial Reporting

IAS 36    Impairment of Assets

IAS 37    Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets

IAS 38    Intangible Assets

IAS 39    Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement

IAS 40    Investment Property

IAS 41    Agriculture