{"id":213,"date":"2020-01-30T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/vietnam-accounting\/?p=213"},"modified":"2021-12-18T21:30:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T12:30:51","slug":"difference-between-vas-and-ifrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/en\/difference-between-vas-and-ifrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between VAS and IFRS: Introducing the characteristics of accounting standards in Vietnam (display of financial statements and account code)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"213\" class=\"elementor elementor-213\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cccfcc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cccfcc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cdd8928\" data-id=\"1cdd8928\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff84d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aff84d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difference between VAS and IFRS: Introducing the characteristics of Vietnamese accounting standards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/en\/vietnam-accounting-standards-and-accounting-period\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vietnam Accounting Standard<\/span><\/a>(VAS) is<a href=\"https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/en\/vietnams-ministry-of-finance-announces-mandatory-ifrs\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)<\/span><\/a>Has been adopted as the basis. International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS is a global accounting standard issued and regulated by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), which describes the preparation and presentation of financial reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#table1\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u21d2Comparison table of VAS and IFRS<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are important differences between VAS and IFRS, and here are some of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vietnam government based on IFRS<a href=\"https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/en\/vietnam-accounting-and-bookkeeping-and-currency\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">VAS<\/span><\/a>Is issued. To provide guidance to Vietnamese local and foreign companies on these standards, the Ministry of Finance has issued a Circular, No 200\/2014\/TT-BTC and No. 202\/2014\/TT, which will increase the comparability and transparency of companies. -Issuing BTC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difference between VAS and IFRS: Presentation of financial statements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The financial statements under IFRS mainly consist of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balance sheet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profit and loss statement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cash flow statement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statement of changes in equity (Statement of changes in equity)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notes and supporting details<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The components of financial statements based on VAS are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balance sheet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profit and loss statement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cash flow statement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notes and supporting details<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be noted that under Vietnam GAAP, the statement of changes in equity is treated as a note rather than as a major component of financial statements. In addition, the Vietnamese accounting standards do not require management to make important judgments, disclose the uncertainty of estimation, and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japanese accounting standards also require the creation of a statement of changes in shareholders&#039; equity, similar to IFRS. In such a case, the Vietnamese subsidiary can also prepare a statement of changes in shareholders&#039; equity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difference between VAS and IFRS: Vietnam unique account code<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":77,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1465237060_resolutions-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/analyze.jpg\" alt=\"analyze\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-77\" width=\"1280\" height=\"743\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has issued a uniform chart of accounts for corporate financial statements (Notification No. 200\/2014 \/ TT-BTC). Each company uses a unified account code to enable comparability between companies. Comparability can be comparison of past and present in the same company, comparison of period, comparison between other companies and the company, or between companies, but with a uniform account code The comparison will be possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difference between VAS and IFRS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All foreign and local companies operating in Vietnam are required to comply with VAS. This time, I introduced the two main differences. Although it is a small detail, there are various other differences, such as the handling of borrowing costs when you purchase fixed assets using debt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreign companies are advised to consult with an expert in Vietnamese local accounting and law in order to fully understand the legal requirements and make informed investment decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/en\/ifrs-and-vas-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/accounting.jpg\" alt=\"accounting\" width=\"464\" height=\"219\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/accounting.jpg 799w, https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/accounting-768x362.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suzuki-global.com\/en\/ifrs-and-vas-2\/\"><strong>\u21d2 Differences in recognition between VAS and IFRS (for accounting department \/ chief account)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:block {\"ref\":1425} \/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98021ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98021ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1b3f49\" data-id=\"f1b3f49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd550f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd550f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"table1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79a214 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d79a214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1def7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f1def7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparison table of VAS and IFRS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f500e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f500e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-7\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-7\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">&nbsp;<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">VAS<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">IFRS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Financial statements<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Balance sheet<br \/>\nProfit and loss statement<br \/>\nCash flow statement<br \/>\nNotes and supporting details<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Balance sheet<br \/>\nProfit and loss statement<br \/>\nCash flow statement<br \/>\nStatement of changes in equity (Statement of changes in equity)<br \/>\nNotes and supporting details<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Accounting code<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unified account table<br>(Notice No. 200\/2014 \/ TT-BTC)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-7 from cache --><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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