Accounting and reporting issues
Early identification of differences is critical to a successful conversion project
The first and fundamental area to tackle is accounting and reporting. Getting a timely and accurate assessment of the impact of IFRS and ensuring the ‘gap analysis’ is correct are critical steps to a successful transition.
Based on KPMG firms’ experience of IFRS conversions, we outline below the main sector-specific accounting
issues for mining companies to consider when converting to IFRS, and provide a glimpse of the issues to be considered.
This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but instead seeks to discuss some of the key areas in which specific
mining-related issues arise. Other areas
that may be relevant, such as defined benefit pension scheme accounting, share-based payments, presentation of financial statements and business combinations are discussed in a cross-industry context in some of our other publications (see the back cover).