Statement of changes in equity / Statement of total recognised gains and losses

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Objective of the statement of changes in equity and
statement of total recognised gains and losses



An entity should present either a statement of changes in equity or a statement of total recognised gains and losses (STRGL), with additional information presented in the notes to the financial statements [IAS1R.8]. The statement of changes in equity is a primary statement and should be given the same prominence as the income statement, the balance sheet and the cash flow statement .

 

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The STRGL highlights transactions with shareholders and gains and losses recognised directly in equity.



Information to be presented in the statement


The statement should present, at a minimum, the following information [IAS1R.96(a)-(d)]:

a) net profit / loss for period;
b) other gains and losses recognised directly in equity as required by IFRS;
c) total income and expense for the period with separate disclosure of amounts attributable to parent equity holders and to minority interest; and
d) impact of changes in accounting policy and correction of errors.

Examples of items that should be presented in accordance with b) above are:

a) foreign currency translation differences arising during the period and deferred in equity ;
b) the transfer to the consolidated income statement of amortised goodwill in respect of a subsidiary sold during the period;
c) fair value gains and losses on land and buildings and investments [IAS16R.39] [IAS39R.55]; and
d) fair value gains and losses on financial instruments recognised in equity and reclassified to income [IAS32R.56,58,59].

The other gains and losses recognised directly in equity should be presented in sufficient detail to enable a user of the financial statements to understand the nature and scale of amounts recognised [IAS1R.96,97,99] .

The following additional information should also be disclosed [IAS1R.97(a)-(c)]:

a) transactions with owners - share issues and redemptions and dividends and the purchase of treasury shares ;
b) reconciliation of the opening and closing balance of retained earnings; and
c) reconciliation of the opening and closing balance of each reserve and class of capital .

An entity that presents a statement of total recognised gains and losses will present transactions with owners and reserve reconciliations in the notes to the financial statements. An entity that presents a statement of changes in equity, however, will present the information as part of the primary statement .




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