Understanding International Financial Reporting Standards is the first book to make IFRS accessible to students. It covers the principles and application of all IFRS and includes:

  • summaries (including flowcharts) of the key points of each IFRS
  • examples showing the application of the principles in each IFRS
  • extracts from the published financial statements of companies that use IFRS
  • brief explanations of how IFRS principles differ from national principles
  • discussion and examination questions
You can purchase Understanding IFRS from the Pearson website
(ISBN 0273679007)
Pearson Education (January 2005)




Contact us at: North Lea House, 66 Northfield End,
Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 2JN, UK
Tel:+44 (0) 1491 412444    Fax: +44 (0) 1491 411811
info@cairns.co.uk