Guidance on implementing IFRS-based standards in China

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21 Nov 2006

The Ministry of Finance of China has issued limited implementation guidance on 32 of the 38 Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (ASBEs) that it adopted in February 2006, effective for 2007 financial reports of Chinese listed companies.

The table below has the complete list of the new ASBEs. The guidance covers ASBEs 1-14, 16-24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, and 38. The MOF guidance is currently available only in Chinese to Download Zip File (4,009k ZIP). Alternatively, all of the ASBEs and guidance can be downloaded in Chinese from the official website of China Accounting Standards Committee www.casc.gov.cn/htm.

China's Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises

Basic Standard

1

Inventories

2

Long-term equity investments

3

Investment properties

4

Fixed assets

5

Biological assets

6

Intangible assets

7

Exchange of non-monetary assets

8

Impairment of assets

9

Employee compensation

10

Enterprise annuity fund

11

Share-based payment

12

Debt restructurings

13

Contingencies

14

Revenue

15

Construction contracts

16

Government grants

17

Borrowing costs

18

Income taxes

19

Foreign currency translation

20

Business combinations

21

Leases

22

Recognition and measurement of financial instruments

23

Transfer of financial assets

24

Hedging

25

Direct insurance contracts

26

Re-insurance contracts

27

Extraction of petroleum and natural gas

28

Changes in accounting policies and estimates and correction of errors

29

Events occurring after the balance sheet date

30

Presentation of financial statements

31

Cash flow statements

32

Interim financial reporting

33

Consolidated financial statements

34

Earnings per share

35

Segment reporting

36

Related party disclosure

37

Presentation of financial instruments

38

First time adoption of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises

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