IFRS 7 Financial Instruments. An Overview

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: 1,3, University of applied sciences Frankfurt a. M., course: MBA, language: English, abstract: This paper will give a general overview of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments and will briefly touch additional IFRS standards if necessary.

In the course of globalisation and the associated stronger capital market orientation of companies, more and more relationships between international business partners are emerging. Decisions on investments, the conclusion of contracts and business conditions are based on the information published by the respective partners.

For example, the annual financial statements of German companies are prepared in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB). This practice no longer meets international information requirements. The aim of the IFRS is to create a basis for ensuring internationally valid comparability of annual financial statements and company valuations and develop standardised, uniform accounting instruments.