Financial Statement Presentation
Scope of this section
3.1 This section explains fair presentation of financial statements, what compliance
with the IFRS for SMEs requires, and what is a complete set of financial statements.
Fair presentation
3.2 Financial statements shall present fairly the financial position, financial
performance and cash flows of an entity. Fair presentation requires the faithful
representation of the effects of transactions, other events and conditions in
accordance with the definitions and recognition criteria for assets, liabilities,
income and expenses set out in Section 2 Concepts and Pervasive Principles.
(a) The application of the IFRS for SMEs, with additional disclosure when
necessary, is presumed to result in financial statements that achieve a fair
presentation of the financial position, financial performance and cash
flows of SMEs.
(b) As explained in paragraph 1.5, the application of this IFRS by an entity with
public accountability does not result in a fair presentation in accordance
with this IFRS.
The additional disclosures referred to in (a) are necessary when compliance with
the specific requirements in this IFRS is insufficient to enable users to understand
the effect of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity’s
financial position and financial performance.