"This guide is primarily an overview of the extent of adoption of IFRS Standards in 150 countries and other jurisdictions around the world. Together they represent around 98 per cent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP)"--Page 8.

"Accounting Standards contain important definations, principles and accounting treatments which must be learned. All of these are covered in this book. By ensuring that students have good understanding of what the topic is about, this essential learning stops being a chore. This book is different from those that teach exam and memory techniques in that it takes such techiques and applies them to a real topic."--Back cover

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