Course title: Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standards

Course Description:
This course is a study of the accounting function, its role in society, and the theory that provides the
foundation for modern financial accounting. It deals with the conceptual framework for financial
reporting, the Philippine Financial Reporting Standards, the Philippine Accounting Standards, and
how these standards affect financial accounting and reporting for business entities. This course
explains the standard-setting process, the authority attached to the standards, and the body
authorized to promulgate them. It is also designed to discuss the recognition, measurement and
derecognition principles as well as the pertinent disclosure requirements of the standards. The
discussion focuses on the currently effective pronouncements by Financial Reporting Standards
Council, Accounting Standards Council, and Philippine Interpretations Committee.

Course Topics:

1. Nature, purpose, status, scope and limitations of the broad field of accounting theory.

2. Conceptual / theoretical accounting framework for financial reporting;

3. Objective of general purpose financial reporting,

4. qualitative characteristics of useful financial information,

5. cost constraint on useful financial information, underlying assumptions,

6. elements of financial statements; their recognition and measurement,

7. concepts of capital and capital measurement.

8. financial assets and liabilities

PWC:

Course topic must include intro to accounting framework similarities and differences between PFRS,
IFRS and US GAAP. Also discuss PFRS for SME and PFRS for Small Entities.

1. Introduction – The current financial reporting environment

2. Financial reporting today

3. Global harmonisation – IFRS and US GAAP

4. The international financial reporting structure

5. The IASB

6. The IFRS Interpretations Committee

7. Local adoption of IFRS

8. The IFRS accounting framework – concepts and principles

9. Framework for setting accounting standards

10. Purpose and status of Framework

11. The objective, usefulness and limitations of general purpose financial reporting

12. Underlying assumptions – Going concern and accruals

13. Qualitative characteristics of useful financial information

14. Enhancing qualitative characteristics

15. Materiality

16. Elements of financial statements

17. Recognition

18. Measurement of the elements

19. Capital maintenance

20. Accounting conventions

21. Capital maintenance concepts

22. Valuation bases

23. Units of measurement

24. Conventions

25. Historical cost convention

26. Modified historical cost/fair value convention

27. Current purchasing power

28. Current cost accounting