Extensive preparation and emphasis has been given to the worldwide adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), however IFRS for small and medium-sized entities (SME) should be equally emphasized. IFRS for SMEs are modified IFRS standards tailored to third party users of small and midsize companies that have no public accountability and still need to issue financials for lending, management, and other purposes. Public accountability is applicable when an entity's debt or equity instruments are publicly traded or the entity is a financial institution or other that, as part of its primary business, holds assets in a fiduciary capacity for a broad group of outsiders. If the assets are held in a fiduciary capacity, such as a public utility company, this will not be a cause for an entity to have public accountability. Moreover, the standards for SMEs are more user-friendly for preparers and users than full IFRS. Major key simplifications characteristic of IFRS for SMEs are: the omission of some topics that are not relevant to small and midsize companies; some accounting policies have been modified exclusively for SMEs but are not allowed under full IFRS; minimize disclosures; and simplified language and explanations.