Recognition

Financial reporting.

Recognition is the identification and inclusion of an item in one or more of a

(i) balance sheet,

(ii) income statement,

(iii) statement of changes in equity or

(iv) cash-flow statement.

Certain items which are not recognised and incorporated into any of these four statements may still be disclosed in the accompanying notes to the financial statements.

See also

• Balance sheet
• Derecognition
• Disclosure
• IAS 39
• IFRS 15
• Income statement
• Notes
• Profit
• Realisation
• Statement of cash flows
• Statement of changes in equity