IFRS Best Practices. challenges and implementations

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Reidar Schopp

Consolidation Practice Manager

[email protected]

August 11, 2010

Get on the Road to Success with IFRS

presented by


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Agenda

Introduction

Corporate Overview

What is IFRS, Why IFRS, and the Current State of IFRS

Dates and Impacts

Transitioning to IFRS and Using BPC to Support IFRS

How can Edgewater Help with IFRS

Closing Remarks and Questions


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Corporate Overview


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IFRS stands for International Financial Reporting Standards

IFRS is a global set of accounting standards developed by the

International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) which is an

independent accounting standards body, based in London, UK

IFRS is intended to be a more principles-based set of standards rather

than the rules-based approach of the US

As companies compete globally, the movement toward IFRS is rapidly

becoming one of the most important issues for companies to address

today

What is IFRS?


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Economic globalization brings increased demand for high quality,

internationally comparable financial information Bring greater clarity and consistency to financial reporting in the

global marketplace

Eventually, U.S. GAAP will go away, and IFRS will be the lone

standard

Why IFRS?

Source: DeloitteStraight Talk Book No. 11


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Your finance people will end up working much more closely withothers in the organization to make judgments about accounting

based on the underlying economics of transactions

Putting Principles into Action



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Major differences between US GAAP and IFRS:

Property, plant and equipment (IAS 16)

Revenues (IAS 18)

Impairment of assets (IAS 36)

Provisions (IAS 37)

Five other topics that might differ fundamentally:

Presentation of financial statements (IAS 1)

Related parties (IAS 24)

Leases (IAS 17)

Taxes (IAS 12)

InventoryLIFO not allowed under IFRS

Important/Significant Differences


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Source:http://www.iasb.org/About+Us/About+the+IASB/IFRSs+around+the+world.htm

By 2011-2012,

every major

capital market

will use IFRS

except the

U.S.

U.S. to begin

phasing inIFRS over a

three year

period starting

in 2014 2015

The Current State of IFRS


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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently

issued its proposed roadmap for conversion from US GAAP to IFRS

Converging standards 2012 to 2014

Mandatory reporting under IFRS possibly beginning in 2015

Staggered adoption from 2015 to 2018

The SEC says it will decide in 2011 whether to hold to that schedule

One of the biggest lessons learned from European companies that

converted to IFRS in 2005 was that they needed more than the two

years time they were given

DatesUSA


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Feb 24, 2010: SEC issues statement in support of convergence and global

accounting standards, inclusive of work plan.

Mid-2011: Target date for completion of ASB/IASB convergence agenda

2011: Proposed SEC decision on IFRS

2012 2014: Possible effective dates of converged standards, possible early

adoption period

2013 2014: Earliest comparative information required, assuming 2015 beginningadoption date

Jan 1, 2015: Possible beginning adoption date

2015 2018: Possible staggered adoption period

DatesUSA (Cont.)

Price Waterhouse Coopers: IFRS Reporting


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49% of execs want early IFRS adoption

Many U.S. companies with subsidiaries around the world are already using IFRS for

statutory reporting

Many companies already using two sets of standards

Majority of executives want greater clarity from SEC

Generally the companies believe that the move to IFRS is going to

happen

Companies with less of a "global footprint" may be less eager to make

changes

59% said a potential move to IFRS in 2015 or 2016 would give their

companies enough time to prepare for the change

15% said that it would not be enough time

25% said they would be unsure of the impact of a switch

KPMG LLP - US Survey - March 2010

2,500 executives polled in the US


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Upstream systems (sub-systems)

Additional reporting requirements in areas such as taxes, financial

instruments and fixed assets

General ledger

Changes to the chart of accounts. During transition, general ledger

reporting will most likely need to accommodate ledgers for bothCDN/US GAAP and IFRS

Reporting data warehouse

Changes in data models, such as valuation systems and actuarial

models

Downstream reporting (BPC / Consolidation systems)

Changes to the number of consolidated entities, mapping

structures, rules and financial statement reporting formats

IFRSThe Big Impacts


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1. The first step in the journey is to conduct an IFRS diagnostic to

assess the impactthat conversion will have on your business2. Fully understand how IFRS and Canadian/US GAAP differ.

Determine the level of effortrequired to address the differences

3. Evaluate the impacton accounting policy. Some areas ofaccounting will require new policies due to clear differences in

standards. In other areas, there may or may not be differences,

depending on the choices you make

4. Inventory your current IFRS reporting requirements. Preparemock financial statements & notes to see what data is missing

5. Identify resourceswithin your organization to assist in the IFRSeffort

IFRS ProjectsNext Steps


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6. Assess the impact of IFRS on your technical infrastructure. Front-end systems, general ledgers, sub-ledgers and reporting applications

may need to be evaluated

7. Identify the impact on current system projects. As new projects areplanned, take time to align requirements with the likely impact of

IFRS8. Identify stakeholder groupsaffected by IFRS. Assess their current

level of understanding of whats ahead

9. Create a plan to address the training and communicationrequirements for each stakeholder group. Keep people informed

through the entire journey. Take time to celebrate success

10. Budgetfor IFRS changes!!!!

IFRS ProjectsNext Steps (cont)


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SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidation (BPC)

Familiar and easy to use

Enables rapid adoption by leveraging nativeMicrosoft Office tools (e.g. Excel) and web

browsers accessing a central database

User owned and managed

Process-centric Configurable business process flows guide

users and drive process consistency

Unified Single, integrated application reduces

maintenance, improves data integrity, and

simplifies deployment while enabling

flexible planning & consolidation functions


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Fast implementation

Pre-packaged content reduces implementation

times by up to 80%

Dynamic configuration enables easy

customization to specific requirements

Complete, generic reference implementation

Rapid and trusted legal compliance

Embedded expertise in meeting financial

regulations including best practice in financial

consolidations and internal controls

Detailed process guidance for business users

Comprehensive scope

IFRS/GAAP specific chart of accounts

Pre-configured IFRS/GAAP consolidation rules,

controls, and calculations

Publishable financial statements

Starter kits

Faster legal compliance reduce implementation times


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Business Process Flows

Data collection

Preparing and running the consolidation

Reports and analysis

IFRS Data Input & Control

CoA with most common BS and IS accounts

Input schedules for data entry or data import

Control reports for validation of collected data

Consolidation Processing Full, proportionate and equity method

Scope changes and rate variations

Extensive set of automatic business rules

SAP BPC Starter Kit for IFRS

Data collection, control and data processing


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Analysis & Audit Trail

Dynamically formatted accounting and analysis

reports leverage native drill down

Audit IDs for tracking data origin

IAS 1 Publishable Financial Statements

Balance Sheet (current/non-current format)

Income Statement (by function)

Cash Flow Statement (generated automatically)

Statement of Changes in Equity

Segment information

XBRL Templates

Excel templates pre-mapped with IFRS

taxonomy

SAP BPC Starter Kit for IFRS

Analysis, audit trail and publishing of financial statements


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Companies transitioning to IFRS will inevitably find themselveshaving to capture data in new ways or gathering additional

information. They may need to use new accounting definitions and

valuations for certain balance sheet and income statement lines,

obtain more comprehensive reporting from overseas operations,

provide more detailed segment reporting, or comply with wider

disclosure obligations

A change in accounting standards may not sound like a strategic

change, but it does impact the way that the business is run, the way

that success is measured, and the information and records that acompany needs to maintain

The Transition to IFRS


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Our team is ready to provide an on-site evaluation to scope the work

effort and answer questions

Our team consists of CA/CPA/CMA resources as well as BPC

thought leaders

Will explain existing features, and coming features of the SAP

product suite

Can provide all levels of support, including Senior Project

Management and Accounting resources

Can provide Data Warehouse and DBA experts across most

common ledger packagesextending our value beyond the

BPC application We are available to demonstrate the newest functionalities of

SAP BPC and IFRS Starter Kit

How Can Edgewater Help


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Edgewater can assist you to

Review the new IFRS principles

Determine the impact on your company and its systems

Prepare mock up financial statements based on IFRS principles

Edgewaters job is to Help identify the changes in your systems -- upstream systems /

general ledger / reporting data warehouse / downstream reporting

Come up with a plan to make those changes

Make the changes, test and document them

Manage the process and ensure a successful conversion to IFRS

When Does Edgewater Enter the Picture


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$10,000

Edgewater IFRS Quick Start Kit


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What you will get

1. Review the new IFRS principles

2. Inventory your current IFRS reporting requirements

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing reporting solutions

4. Determine the impacts on your companys systems

5. Provide high level roadmap to be IFRS compliant

Edgewater IFRS Quick Start Kit


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Youll need plenty of runway. Youll have to

provide comparative financials during

conversionand deal with all the systems,

process, and organizational issues

surrounding the transition. It will take time.

And it will ultimately require your signature.

Deloitte


Closing Remarks


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Questions and Contact Information

Reidar SchoppConsolidation Practice Manager

[email protected] | 310 345-3764

Mike CookWest Coast Account Executive

[email protected] | 415 435-0344

Tony CareyEast Coast Account Executive

[email protected]| 203 563-9144

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