Guidance

Government financial reporting manual: application guidance

Application guidance on IFRS implementation for the public sector context.

Documents

Non-investment Asset Valuation application guidance - applicable from 1 April 2025

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Guidance on business combinations under common control

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IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts: Application Guidance

Accounting for Social Benefits: Application Guidance

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PPP arrangements: Guidance on accounting for indexation linked payments

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IAS 37 and Grantor Accounting: Application Guidance

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IFRS 16 Leases: Application guidance

IFRS Group Accounting Standards: Application Guidance

IAS16: Asset valuation in the asset valuation model

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Recognition point for all tax and duty heads

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Guidance on asset valuation

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IAS16: Categories contained in the road network

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IAS 16: Types of maintenance on the trunk roads

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IAS16: Practical implication of accounting for roads under IFRS

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The government financial reporting manual is the technical accounting guide for the preparation of financial statements. HM Treasury publishes guidance on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) implementation for the public sector to help preparers of central government annual reports and accounts.

Updates to this page

Published 9 July 2014
Last updated 19 December 2024 + show all updates
  1. Guidance on business combinations under common control has been updated, and non-investment asset valuation guidance has been added. IFRS 17 guidance has been updated.

  2. Accounting for Social Benefits: Application Guidance has been added.

  3. PPP arrangements: Guidance on accounting for indexation linked payments PDF added.

  4. IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts Application Guidance has been added

  5. IFRS 16 Application Guidance was updated to reflect changes in the implementation date, updates to other associated guidance, and add clarifications on the remeasurement basis with regards to cash flows.

  6. Added the new Hutton Guidance on fair pay

  7. Added new document 'IAS 37 and Grantor Accounting: Application Guidance' for users. The Application Guidance is to be used by annual account preparers for their year-end reporting (therefor I would request fast publication). Minor changes to capitalisation of tittles and document order.

  8. Updated ‘IFRS 16 Leases: Application guidance’

  9. Updated with 'IFRS 16 application guidance'.

  10. Updated with 'IFRS 16 Leases: supplementary budgeting guidance'.

  11. Updated 'IFRS 16 Application Guidance'

  12. Updated 'IFRS 16 Leases: Application guidance'.

  13. Updated 'IFRS 16 Leases: Application guidance'.

  14. Updated with IFRS 9 Financial Instruments: Application Guidance and IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Application Guidance

  15. Attached: IFRS group accounting standards: application guidance

  16. First published.

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