1997 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Capital instruments
verfasst von : Mike Davies, Ron Paterson, Allister Wilson
Erschienen in: UK GAAP
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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The accounting treatment of capital instruments — shares and debt securities — by their issuer was not historically regarded as presenting significant problems in the UK. However, the substantial development of innovative forms of finance during the 1980s made the accounting profession ask whether the conventional framework for distinguishing share and loan capital, together with the Companies Act disclosure requirements, remained adequate. With the further development of financial derivatives in recent years this aspect of financial reporting has become increasingly complex.