Pas 1
Pas 1
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PAS 1-Philippine Accounting Standard
-It applies to the preparation and presentation of general purpose financial statements.
- the terminology use in PAS 1 is suitable for profit oriented entities.
- it requires profit or loss, other comprehensive income, and comprehensive income
Presentation of Financial Statements- to ensure comparability
TYPES OF COMPARABILITY
a. Intra-comparability(horizontal or inter-period)- refers to comparability of FS of same entity
b. Inter-comparability(dimensional)- refers to the comparability of FS between different entities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
-are the “structed representation of an entity`s financial position and result of it’s operations.”
-end product of reporting process
General purpose financial statements- are “those intended to meet the needs of users who are not in a position to require
entity to prepare reports tailored to their information needs”
-cater to most of the common needs of a wide range of external users.
-are the subject matter of the CFAS.
Income statement is different from “statement of comprehensive income” or “ statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive income”
PAS 1 does not prescribe the order or format of presenting items in the statement of financial position.
PRESENTATION OF STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
a. Classified presentation shows distinctions between current and non current assets and current and noncurrent
liabilities.
b. Unclassified presentation (also called based on liquidity) shows no distinction between current and noncurrent
items.
c. Mixed presentation which presenting some assets and liabilities using a current/non-current classification and
others in order of liquidity.
Reclassification adjustments “are amounts reclassified to profit or loss in the current period that were recognized on
other comprehensive income in the current or previous periods.