Updated preparer’s guide to the IFRS Taxonomy

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23 Jan 2019

The IFRS Foundation has released an updated version of 'Using the IFRS Taxonomy — A preparer’s guide' that is intended to help companies understand the IFRS Taxonomy content.

The updates in comparison to the 2017 version of the document include:

  • a new section that provides more detail on how to communicate company-specific information;
  • new examples illustrating how to find the correct element when tagging the primary financial statements; and
  • other clarifications and improvements.

Please click to access the updated guide on the IASB website.

Correction list for hyphenation

These words serve as exceptions. Once entered, they are only hyphenated at the specified hyphenation points. Each word should be on a separate line.