Alla Ozeran
The Results of Implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards in Ukraine: Problematic Issues and Solutions
Summary:
In May, 2011 Verhovna Rada of Ukraine amended the law “On Accounting and Financial Statements in Ukraine”, according to which domestic enterprises, and foremost joint stock companies, banks, and insurance companies are obliged to prepare and present financial and consolidated statements in accordance with the International Standards of Financial Reporting (IFRS) from 1st January, 2012. One of the main problems of transition to IFRS is considered to be the short timeframe for their implementation. The paper presents research of the process of the reformation of the Ukraine’s system of accounting to generally accepted world principles and standards, necessitated by country’s independence gained in 1991, changes in the economic system and the country’s intention to be integrated into the European Union. The research provides main stages of reforms conducted, as well as results achieved on each stage; the article analyses and provides solutions to problems and difficulties connected with the implementation of the IFRS in Ukraine.
