Version 1
Teacher Guidance for 9706 Accounting on
International Accounting Standards
Cambridge International AS & A
Level
Accounting 9706
For examination from 2023
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 4
IAS 1: Presentation of financial statements .............................................................................. 6
IAS 2: Inventories ................................................................................................................... 12
IAS 7: Statement of cash flows .............................................................................................. 16
IAS 8:
Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors .............................. 19
IAS 10: Events after the reporting period ............................................................................... 21
IAS 16:
Property, plant and equipment .................................................................................. 23
IAS 36: Impairment of assets ................................................................................................. 28
IAS 37:
Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets ............................................. 31
IAS 38: Intangible assets ........................................................................................................ 33
Appendix 1: Statement of changes in equity .......................................................................... 36
Appendix 2: Financial statements for other forms of business (AS Level) ............................. 37
Appendix 3: Financial statements for other forms of business (A Level) ............................... 42
Appendix 4: Resources for photocopying ............................................................................... 45
International Accounting Standards
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Introduction
This document is designed to help teachers in their delivery of International Accounting Standards (IAS) to
learners of Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting. Its aims are:
•
to give a definitive indication of areas learners will need to be aware of in relation to the IAS for future
Cambridge International A Level Accounting examinations
•
to provide illustrative examples for learners and teachers.
The guidance presented in this document is primarily aimed at teachers. Only those standards identified in
the Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting syllabus will be considered, as listed in the following
table.
International Accounting
Standards
Candidates will be required to have a basic knowledge of the following standards and how these standards
relate to topics in the syllabus.