Assignment
Financial reporting framework in Bangladesh
Legal framework
The Companies Act of 1994 provides basic requirements for financial reporting by all companies in Bangladesh. It is silent about either Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards (BFRS/BAS) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IASs/IFRSs). o Listed companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Bangladesh regulates financial reporting by listed companies. SER 1987 requires compliance with IASs/IFRSs as adopted in Bangladesh (these are known as Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards and include Bangladesh Accounting Standards). o Banks. The Bank Company Act of 1991 mandates reporting formats and disclosures based on BAS 30, which is similar to IAS 30. The Act is silent about other BAS/BFRS, and compliance with BAS/BFRS by banks is mixed. o Insurance companies. The Insurance Act 1938 does not mandate compliance with BAS/BFRS. In practice, insurance companies often do not follow BAS/BFRS. o Other companies. Neither the law nor the by-laws of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh mandates compliance with BAS/BFRS by unlisted companies. Actual compliance varies widely and the ICAB has published the Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (BFRS for SMEs) (see below).
Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards (BFRS)
The Financial Reporting Standards prescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Bangladesh (ICAB) are known as Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards (BFRS, including Bangaldesh Accounting Standards, BAS). BFRS and are closely modelled on International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
BFRS developed by the ICAB were originally based on older International Accounting Standards (IASs) - generally those developed by the IASC rather than the improved IASs and new IFRSs developed by the IASB. In more recent times, the ICAB has
Legal framework
The Companies Act of 1994 provides basic requirements for financial reporting by all companies in Bangladesh. It is silent about either Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards (BFRS/BAS) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IASs/IFRSs). o Listed companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Bangladesh regulates financial reporting by listed companies. SER 1987 requires compliance with IASs/IFRSs as adopted in Bangladesh (these are known as Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards and include Bangladesh Accounting Standards). o Banks. The Bank Company Act of 1991 mandates reporting formats and disclosures based on BAS 30, which is similar to IAS 30. The Act is silent about other BAS/BFRS, and compliance with BAS/BFRS by banks is mixed. o Insurance companies. The Insurance Act 1938 does not mandate compliance with BAS/BFRS. In practice, insurance companies often do not follow BAS/BFRS. o Other companies. Neither the law nor the by-laws of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh mandates compliance with BAS/BFRS by unlisted companies. Actual compliance varies widely and the ICAB has published the Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (BFRS for SMEs) (see below).
Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards (BFRS)
The Financial Reporting Standards prescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Bangladesh (ICAB) are known as Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards (BFRS, including Bangaldesh Accounting Standards, BAS). BFRS and are closely modelled on International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
BFRS developed by the ICAB were originally based on older International Accounting Standards (IASs) - generally those developed by the IASC rather than the improved IASs and new IFRSs developed by the IASB. In more recent times, the ICAB has