- EU-endorsed IFRSs - for 'publicly accountable' entities
- IFRS for SMEs - for non-publicly accountable entities
- Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE) – optional for 'small' entities as defined in the Companies Acts
The proposal is contained in a Consultation Document issued by the ASB in August 2009. In announcing support for the IFRS for SMEs, Aidan Lambe, Chartered Accountants Ireland Director of Technical Policy, said: "The position whereby we have had differing accounting frameworks in use in Ireland since the adoption of IFRS was ultimately unsustainable in the long run. By producing this standard, the IASB has greatly facilitated the ASB in attempting to resolve this issue." Click for CAI Press Release (PDF 95k).