You are the financial controller of Black Stone PLC, a listed company which prepares consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Your managing director, who is not having a background in accounting, has requested you to clarify his questions (given below in points i & ii) concerning segment reporting, with relevant examples: i. In which circumstance the company can able to declare a segment as reportable segment even if they do not meet the quantitative thresholds? Explain the disclosure requirement on reportable operating segments.

You are the financial controller of Black Stone PLC, a listed company which prepares consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Your managing director, who is not having a background in accounting, has requested you to clarify his questions (given below in points i & ii) concerning segment reporting, with relevant examples: i. In which circumstance the company can able to declare a segment as reportable segment even if they do not meet the quantitative thresholds? Explain the disclosure requirement on reportable operating segments.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter2: Financial Reporting: Its Conceptual Framework

Section: Chapter Questions

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