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The former UK body which, amongst its duties, was the regulatory authority in the UK for most financial services markets, exchanges and firms.
Financial reporting is traditionally external.


The FSA's former responsibilities have now been divided and transferred to:
It is concerned with collating and providing information to external stakeholders, the financial markets and the public.


1. The Financial Conduct Authority; and
Contrasted with management accounting, which provides information for internal stakeholders.


2. The Prudential Regulation Authority.


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The term 'financial reporting' is also used by some organisations in a broader sense, to include internal reporting (as well as external).
Financial reporting is also known as ''financial accounting''.
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''The objective of financial reporting (IFRS)'''''</span>
:The users of financial information need to assess:
:*Prospects for future net cash inflows to the reporting entity; and
:*Management's stewardship of the entity's economic resources.
:Accordingly, financial reporting seeks to provide information about:
:*The entity's economic resources (assets), claims against the entity (liabilities) and changes in those resources and claims; and
:*How efficiently and effectively management has discharged its responsibilities to use the entity's economic resources.


Some of the FSA's functions were comparable with the CFTC in the United States.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Trustees]]
* [[Accounts]]
* [[CFTC]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Closing exchange rate]]
* [[Conceptual framework]]
* [[Credit]]
* [[Entity]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Finance]]
* [[Financial accounting]]
* [[Fiscal]]
* [[FP&A]]
* [[International Financial Reporting Standards]] (IFRS)
* [[Liabilities]]
* [[Management accounting]]
* [[Management efficiency ratio]]
* [[Primary statements]]
* [[Stakeholder]]
* [[Stewardship]]
* [[Useful financial information]]
 
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Revision as of 15:33, 15 November 2020

1.

Financial reporting is traditionally external.

It is concerned with collating and providing information to external stakeholders, the financial markets and the public.

Contrasted with management accounting, which provides information for internal stakeholders.


2.

The term 'financial reporting' is also used by some organisations in a broader sense, to include internal reporting (as well as external).


Financial reporting is also known as financial accounting.


The objective of financial reporting (IFRS)
The users of financial information need to assess:
  • Prospects for future net cash inflows to the reporting entity; and
  • Management's stewardship of the entity's economic resources.


Accordingly, financial reporting seeks to provide information about:
  • The entity's economic resources (assets), claims against the entity (liabilities) and changes in those resources and claims; and
  • How efficiently and effectively management has discharged its responsibilities to use the entity's economic resources.


See also