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IFRS 18Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

IFRS 18Chapter 8Lesson 1

IAS 7 amended: new starting point, interest and dividends

Step 1 of 7Learning objectives

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With the indirect method, the reconciliation of operating cash flows now starts from operating profit; the total does not change. IFRS 18 removes for many entities the choices in classifying interest and dividends in the cash flow statement.

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Learning objectives

  • Explain the new starting point of the IAS 7 indirect method.
  • Calculate operating cash flow from operating profit and the case adjustments.
  • Distinguish the classification of interest and dividend flows according to the nature of the entity and determine that of dividends paid.

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Original teaching content: it paraphrases the standard without reproducing it and does not replace the official text.

Contents — IFRS 18 — Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

  1. 1 · Not startedIFRS 18 and IAS 1: the place of the new standard0 / 1 lesson
  2. 2 · Not startedThe five categories of income and expenses0 / 3 lessons
  3. 3 · Not startedThe required subtotals and profit for the period0 / 1 lesson
  4. 4 · Not startedEntities with specified main business activities0 / 1 lesson
  5. 5 · Not startedAggregation, disaggregation, labels and expenses by nature0 / 2 lessons
  6. 6 · Not startedManagement-defined performance measures0 / 2 lessons
  7. 7 · Not startedEffective date, EU endorsement and transition0 / 2 lessons
  8. 8 · Not startedConsequential amendments: IAS 7, IAS 33 and IAS 80 / 2 lessons