International Accounting Standards
5
Users of financial statements
Financial statements are used by a variety of groups for a variety of reasons. The framework surrounding
IAS identifies the typical user groups of accounting statements. The table below identifies the user groups
(stakeholders) and gives likely reasons for the user groups to refer to financial statements.
Main users
Reasons for use
Owners
•
to assess efficiency of the stewardship of management
•
to assess performance in relation to payment of dividend
Managers
•
to assess efficiency of their strategies by comparing with
previous years or with similar businesses
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