International expansion plans may lead to cross-border acquisitions or joint ventures abroad. They may also involve raising international debt finance, developing relationships with private equity houses or raising capital from the equity markets, whether here or abroad. Such transactions are increasingly likely to call for a detailed understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

To help meet the IFRS needs of clients, RSM International has established an IFRS Champions Group drawn from member firms around the globe. This team operates regionally and meets regularly to develop IFRS technical expertise, discuss leading edge developments on IFRS and share experiences arising from their IFRS work.  Kapital Karden has a Champion in this group.

Kapital Karden offers a wide range of IFRS services with the benefit of practical experience accumulated from working with clients on IFRS issues over a number of years. In addition to accounting experts, our team includes business valuers, corporate financiers and people with industry-specific knowledge, including the financial services sector, to help meet all your IFRS needs.

These are some of the challenges we can help you with:

Audit of IFRS financial statements
Embedding IFRS into everyday business
First time adoption and follow-up support
Guidance on new standards
Due diligence in an IFRS environment
Valuations relating to the purchase price allocation process
Reconciliations between IFRS and US GAAP
Share-based payments and determining the cost of providing incentives to employees
IFRS training
IFRS technical assistance
IFRS conversion services

Click here to find out more about understanding the business implications of IFRS <Your partner in understanding the business implications of IFRS>

IFRS for SMEs

IFRS for Small and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs) is a self-contained set of standards incorporating accounting principles based on Full IFRS.  Companies applying IFRS for SMEs will have the opportunity to prepare their financial statements using a set of standards based on the truly global financial reporting language: International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This SMEs-dedicated set of standards will allow them to expand into a new global financial dimension. Globalisation is an economic fact that affects goods, capital and information.

Click here to read more about IFRS for SMEs and a detailed analysis of differences between Full IFRS and IFRS for SMEs < A Guide Through IFRS for Small and Medium-Sized Entities>