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CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
IFRS 12 Overview
• Houses all disclosure requirements relating to consolidated
financial statements
• Is to groups what IFRS 7 is to financial instruments
• Introduces the concept of “unconsolidated structured
entities”
• Structured entity: designed so that voting rights are not the
dominant factor in deciding control
• Required to disclose details of interests if such entities not
consolidated
• Attempts to correct the problems highlighted by the financial crisis
• Objective: enable users to evaluate
• Nature of interests in other entities and associated risks, and
• Effect of those interests on financial position and performance and
cash flows
• Prescribes minimum disclosures to meet objective
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