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LOCAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS / INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS: WHICH TRANSITIONAL PROCESS Mr. Salah ESSAYEL

LOCAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS / INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS: WHICH TRANSITIONAL PROCESS Mr. Salah ESSAYEL CONSEIL DU MARCHE FINANCIER OF TUNISIA 2013 TAFCM- September 20th, 2013- Istanbul. KEY TOPICS. GENERAL INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF THE CORPORATE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

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LOCAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS / INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS: WHICH TRANSITIONAL PROCESS Mr. Salah ESSAYEL

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  1. LOCAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS / INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS: WHICH TRANSITIONAL PROCESS Mr. Salah ESSAYEL CONSEIL DU MARCHE FINANCIER OF TUNISIA 2013 TAFCM- September 20th, 2013- Istanbul

  2. KEY TOPICS GENERAL INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF THE CORPORATE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SUMMARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK (IFRS) POSITIONING THE TUNISIAN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM: SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IFRS AND THE TUNISIAN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SMEs ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADOPTION PROCESS OF IFRS IN TUNISIA IMPACT OF THE ADOPTION OF IFRS IN TUNISIA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON THE TUNISIAN CAPITAL MARKET

  3. WHY IMPLEMENTING IAS- IFRS ? THE LOGIC & RELEVANCE OF THE BENCHMARK FOR INVESTORS AND THE MARKET. AN INCREASINGLY DEMANDING INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT: the implementation of the IAS –IFRS benchmark is an entry ticket to the international markets and the global economy. THE WORLWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF IAS- IFRS WHICH WILL DEVELOP THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES REALATING TO ACCOUNTING SERVICES.

  4. OVERVIEW OF THE TUNISIAN ACCOUNTING BENCHMARK

  5. THE CORPORTAE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CONSISTS OF: THE ACCOUNTING LAW: enacted on December 30th, 1996 and consisting of 5 chaptersrelating to accountinglegal and organizational issues. THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS SUB-DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: * THE GENERAL PRESENTATION STANDRAD * THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS * THE SECTORAL STANDARDS

  6. ACCOUNTING STANDARD N°1 : GENERAL STANDARD DEFINES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENTATION TEMPLATE DEFINES THE RULES & PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATION DEFINES THE ACCOUNTING TERMINOLOGY APPLIES TO COMPANIES’ FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATION APPLIES TO COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE SECTORAL STANDARADS WHERE THERE IS NO EXCEPTIONS

  7. SECTORAL STANDARDS - DEDICATE A PART SEPCIFIC TO INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATION IN ADDITION TO ACCOUNTS’ TERMINOLOGY. - THE TUNISIAN SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDES FOR PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS (for instance: concerning factoring companies / for REPO treatment

  8. OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING BENCHMARK

  9. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING BENCHMARK A- DEFINITION OF IAS / IFRS BENCHMARK IFRS BENCHMARK COVERS THE STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS ISSUED BY THE IASB: INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: IAS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING: IFRS RELATED INTERPRETATIONS BY THE RELEVANT BODIES SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO THESE STANDARDS AND THEIR RELATED INTERPRETATIONS STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS TO BE ISSUED / PUBLISHED BY THE IASB

  10. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING BENCHMARK B- STANDARD-SETTING APPROACH OF IASB & OF IAS / IFRS STANDARDS: IASB APPROACH BASED ON 6 POINTS: Inspired by the anglo-saxon system and dedicated to investors based on an approachreflecting the economicactivity reality takingintoaccount the market a benchmark disconnectedfromanyleagl or taxcontext the treatment of the accountingoperationsisbased on identicalaccountingprinciples a global benchmark dealingwith the accountingrules as well as the financialreporting a compulsoryimplementation of all the standards and the interpretations

  11. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING BENCHMARK STANDARD-SETTING APPROACH OF IAS / IFRS STANDARDS: Main objective: providinginvestors for theirinvestmentdecisionswithbetter information regarding the instantaneous value of the economicentity and the risksinvolvedtakingintoaccountitsmarket value. Approach: basedmainly on the following: Prevalence of the income over the profit/lossstatement Introduction of « fair value » concept Prevalence of the substance over the form measurement of losses and assets’impairment…

  12. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING BENCHMARK C- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK & BASIC ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IT REPRESENTS THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK APPLICABLE TO ALL COMPANIES MAKING ACCOUNTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH IFRS BENCHMARK AND ALLOWS THEM TO REFER TO BASIC CONCEPTS REGARDING THE PARTS INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. D- FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS 1. STANDARDS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING (financialstatements / additional information) PRESENTATION ( IAS 1/ IAS7 / IAS 8 / IAS 10/ IFRS 8/ IAS 24 / IAS 33 / IAS 34). 2. Reportingperimeter (IAS 27 / IAS 28 / IAS 31/ IFRS 3/ IFRS 5)

  13. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING BENCHMARK 3. SECTORAL STANDARDS FINANCIAL SECTOR (IAS 26/ IFRS4) NON FINANCIAL SECTOR (IAS 41 / IFRS 6) 4. ASSESSMENT & REGISTRATION STANDARDS NON- FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ASSESSMENT (IAS 2 / IAS 16/ IAS 36 / IAS 38/ IAS 40/ IAS 17/ IAS 19/IAS 23…) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ASSESSMENT (IAS 32/ IAS 39/ IFRS 2/ IFRS 7…) - Assessment of income and prices’fluctuation (IAS 11/ IAS 12/ IAS 18/ IAS 15/ IAS 21…)

  14. POSITIONING OF THE TUNISIAN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM : SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IFRS AND THE TUNISIAN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

  15. IFRS AND SMEs

  16. MAIN ISSUE • IFRS FOR SMEs: are they an option or a need with respect to the Tunisia context and taking into account the costs/ advantages analysis as well as the available accounting expertise? • - What is the organizational and informational impact involved? • -

  17. US-GAAP US GAAP IFRS 2 STANDARD-SETTING APPROACHES Underlying principles Concept Rules Less Choice More More Details level Less

  18. 2 STANDARD-SETTING APPROACHES AMERICAN APPROACH BASED ON DETAILED RULES: Givingrise to an increasingcomplexityresultingfrom the quantity & level of details risk of structuring of accountingoperations and data. INTERNATIONAL APPROACH BASED ON PRINCIPLES: Giving an important place to interpretation and professionaljudgement Lessnumericthresholds lessavailable options. NEED FOR CONVERGENCE: Only one benchmark in order to makeeasier the comparaison of companies’ financial performances and the listing process on a foreign capital market.

  19. IN THE TUNISIAN CASE THE PREREQUISITES TO TRANSITION The system generalconsistencywith the basics of the international benchmark The availability of a conceptualframework Adoption of the memorandum on the prevalence of substance over form Similaritieswith respect to communication tools and particularlyregarding the financialstatements’components (balance sheet / profits-lossstatement / cash-flow statement and the notes) Adoption of the classification of expenses by destination and setting indicators to beused as measurement and assessmenttools of companies’ performances Staff training …

  20. IN THE TUNISIAN CASE B. IMPEDIMENTS TO THE ADOPTION OF IAS/ IFRS The difficultprocess of upgrading the tax system in accordance with the requirements of IAS / IFRS adoption IFRS are designed in the developpedcountries’environment and based on the anglo-saxon culture IFRS adoption entails a number of reforms: accountinglaw, tax system, corporatelaw, commercial law… costs of introduction of the benchmark

  21. IN THE TUNISIAN CASE C- OBSTACLES THE TAX REGULATION INTO FORCE INCONSISTENCY OF THE PRACTICES WITH THE KEY CONCEPTS OF IFRS: * « fair value » concept * complexity of someaccountingtreatments LOGISTIC SUPPORT & COSTS OF TRANSITION

  22. IMPACT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS • Concerning equities: (the re-estimation of the useful lifetime of assets) • Concerning the results (review of depreciation allowances) • The net debt level (capitalization of leasing agreements).

  23. A LARGER IMPACT Building the accounting & financialcapacity and improvement of the monitoring bodies Decompartamentalising and structuring the accounting and financialfunctions Enhancing the internal control as well as the internal and external audit functions Involvment of quality control in financial information involvment of the legaldepartment in the project.

  24. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON THE TUNISIAN CAPITAL MARKET A- PERIODIC INFORMATION REPORTING IS REQUIRED ON A REGULAR BASIS: Quarterly : (activityindicators) Half-yearly: interimfinancialstatements, auditor report Yearly: yearlyfinancialstatements, auditor report, companies’management report… B- ON-GOING INFORMATION ANY SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION LIKELY TO HAVE AN IMAPCT ON THE MARKET HAS TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

  25. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON THE TUNISIAN CAPITAL MARKET C- OCCASIONAL INFORMATION: disclosed on the occasion of financialoperations on the market (capital increase / listing on the stock exchange / bonds’issuance / a takeoverbid…) D- CMF MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE WITH DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS Monitoring aspects: thedeadline for submitting information / The information details as specified in the Law / The consistency of the information… Enforcement actions likely to betaken by the regulator: - soft actions (reminders: public and nominative ones) - sanctions (financial penalties, issuingorders…)

  26. THANK YOU

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