FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNDERSTANDABILITY BASED AN
EXPLANATORY NOTES
ABSTRACT: The present article is the result of the observation, analyses and personal conclusions
over the development of the IFRS at global level, their impact over the national and international
companies all over the world and, nevertheless, the informational inputs from the Financial
Statements which must be defined by the level of their transparency, relevance and comparability.
The authors’ intention through this article was to define the transparency of the Financial
Statements imposed by the General Framework, IFRS, IAS, IFRIC, SIC, guides of interpretation,
case studies and conclusions. In which way the Financial Statements could be transparent and
relevant when 4 of the 5 components of the Financial Statements are flooded by numbers that have
no meaning for those with no specific skills and knowledge? The answer is given by IFAC through
the Accounting Policies and Explaining Notes. It’s a matter of economic general knowledge and
know-how concerning the IFRS area of interest and also the skills of the accounting professionals
to turn the numbers into simple, comprehensive and relevant explanations, in such matter that, after
the lecture of the financial statements, any user may make the best economic decisions.
Keywords: Accurate presentation, financial statements, financial position, performance, cash flo