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What is the difference between financial reports and financial statement lists?

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Question ajoutée par Siham Amer , Financial Analyst , Noor Al Hikmah Group
Date de publication: 2018/12/31
Imran Tahir  ACCA  FCMA  SOCPA MBA
par Imran Tahir ACCA FCMA SOCPA MBA , Manager - Accounting, Compliance & Reporting , Ernst and Young

As per IAS 1, Financial statements are set of reports that provide information about financial position, financial peformance and cash flow of an entity. More precisely, following are the components of financial statements:

  • A Statement of financial position or Balance Sheet
  • Income Statement including other comprehensive income statement for the period
  • Cash Flow statement
  • A statement of changes in equity
  • and notes

All of the above components, including comparative informaton of the previous period, are mandatory to be termed as financial statements.

On the other hand financial report is a general term that includes above mentioned statements and notes plus any other report that is used by management to understand financial aspect of an entity.

Waleed Soliman
par Waleed Soliman , financial and admin manager , Almana International Group

v.good question- i am agree with mr. ahmed opinion

Zackarias Pinto
par Zackarias Pinto , Head Accounts , GCC Exchange

Financial statements as required by different standards mainly inlcude balance sheet, income statmenet and cash flow whereas financial reports display various details including various ratios crucial for decision making.

Safdar Nazir
par Safdar Nazir , Manager Accounts & Finance , Omar Hospital Private Limited

The financial statement is the summary of annual reports such as, balance sheet, profit & loss accounts, cash flow statement, but don't provide detail of revenue & expenses. Financial reports also provide accounts detail such as revenue, expenses, accounts payables, accounts receivable, etc.

 

 

Emmanuel Onuoha
par Emmanuel Onuoha , Accountant , Setraco Nigeria Limited

In financial statement lists we are looking at the Accounts as it concerns Financial Reporting itself. Example the Income Statement shows the revenue with the expenses and P&L. Also is the Balance sheet which is a statement housing the Assets, Liabilities, and Equity of the firm. The Cash flowStatement analysis which is a statement noting the inflow of cash for purposes of investment, finanacing and so on. We can say in general that the financial statement list are Income, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statements.

Financial Reporting is the analysis of the Financial statement list for the purposes of Managerial decision making, and for other users use for Planning and Investment.

masoud naimi
par masoud naimi , paxan , paxan

The financial report is applicable to all people, but the financial statements are for individual persons

Ahmed mohsen
par Ahmed mohsen , Senior Accountant , Main Poly Clinic

Reporting is used to provide information for decision making. Statements are the products of financial reporting and are more formal.

Irfan Hussain Khan
par Irfan Hussain Khan , Sole Proprietor , Burger Bite

There is no difference between financial report and financial statement .Financial report and financial statement both contains profit & loss,cashflow,balance sheet and changes in equity.

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par Utilisateur supprimé

One of the difference is financial reports are used internally for decision making and for finalizing the accounts. while the Financial statements are official set of documents after submitting to the relevant tax authorities and they are used for external purposes like investors, lenders etc.

Khurram Shaukat Memon
par Khurram Shaukat Memon , Academic Research Writer , Freelance Academic Research Writer

Financial report is the part of financial list, four documents that are a legal requirement:

Income statement.

Balance sheet.

Cash flow statement.

Statement of changes in equity.

Mohamed Mostafa Ahmed Roshdy
par Mohamed Mostafa Ahmed Roshdy , Senior Accountant , Saudi Bin ladin Group

Financial reporting and financial statements are often used interchangeably. But in accounting, there are some differences between financial reporting and financial statements. Reporting is used to provide information for decision making. Statements are the products of financial reporting and are more formal.

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