2.2 IFRS for SMEs
Companies gradually enter more international transactions regardless of their size. Such inevitable consequence
requires entities to report transparent and comparable financial statements in order to gain recognition. IFRS for
SMEs aspire to fill needs by balancing the costs and benefits for financial statement preparers. IFRS for SMEs
comprise standalone principles and disclosure for SMEs. It covers fewer disclosure requirements, which makes it
considerably shorter document compared to full IFRSs. Also SMEs helps enterprises to adopt an international
standard with less cost that enables worldwide comparison and understanding of financial statements by users
and provides international framework for consolidated financial statements (PKF, 2013).