Author Archives: Karl

IFRS Income Statement Template – What it is?

IFRS Income Statement Template is an example income statement prepared under IFRS reporting guidelines. First off however you may be interested to know what an income statement essentially refers to and what exactly is presented in one. Just for a side note, IFRS is a reporting framework applied globally and most local GAAPs are more or less in compliance with IFRS.
Continue reading

Statement of Comprehensive Income Template – Currency translation differences

Statement of Comprehensive Income Template includes a line called “Currency translation differences”. Now, you may be asking what those currency translation differences are doing on the comprehensive income statement when they are already presented on the income statement. Note that such a classification and disclosure may differ depending on the GAAP; however, there are some similarities between GAAPs that include the requirement to disclose the comprehensive income statement separately in the annual report.
Continue reading

Statement of Comprehensive Income Template – Other Comprehensive Income

Statement of Comprehensive Income Template includes besides “Profit for the year” a section named “Other comprehensive income”. What exactly is this “Other comprehensive income” and why would a company require such a statement in the annual report? An abbreviation for this term is OCI, which you also may come across in relevant literature.
Continue reading

Excel Balance Sheet Template – Liabilities

Excel Balance Sheet Template in its second half first discloses the company’s liabilities. In normal course of business liabilities are booked when the company acquires assets. I say “normal” because liabilities may also for an example be recorded due to provisions made to cover losses arising from law suits etc. The company is obliged to book all liabilities that more than likely require some resources to be disposed.
Continue reading