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AASB 101 - Presentation of Financial Statements - July 2015
85AWhen an entity presents subtotals in accordance with paragraph 85, those subtotals shall:
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85A When an entity presents subtotals in accordance with paragraph 85, those subtotals shall:
(a) be comprised of line items made up of amounts recognised and measured in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards;
(b) be presented and labelled in a manner that makes the line items that constitute the subtotal clear and understandable;
(c) be consistent from period to period, in accordance with paragraph 45; and
(d) not be displayed with more prominence than the subtotals and totals required in Australian Accounting Standards for the statement(s) presenting profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
85B An entity shall present the line items in the statement(s) presenting profit or loss and other comprehensive income that reconcile any subtotals presented in accordance with paragraph 85 with the subtotals or totals required in Australian Accounting Standards for such statement(s).
86 Because the effects of an entity’s various activities, transactions and other events differ in frequency, potential for gain or loss and predictability, disclosing the components of financial performance assists users in understanding the financial performance achieved and in making projections of future financial performance. An entity includes additional line items in the statement(s) presenting profit or loss and other comprehensive income and it amends the descriptions used and the ordering of items when this is necessary to explain the elements of financial performance. An entity considers factors including materiality and the nature and function of the items of income and expense. For example, a financial institution may amend the descriptions to provide information that is relevant to the operations of a financial institution. An entity does not offset income and expense items unless the criteria in paragraph 32 are met.
87 An entity shall not present any items of income or expense as extraordinary items, in the statement(s) presenting profit or loss and other comprehensive income or in the notes.
Profit or loss for the period
88 An entity shall recognise all items of income and expense in a period in profit or loss unless an Australian Accounting Standard requires or permits otherwise.
89 Some Australian Accounting Standards specify circumstances when an entity recognises particular items outside profit or loss in the current period. AASB 108 specifies two such circumstances: the correction of errors and the effect of changes in accounting policies. Other Australian Accounting Standards require or permit components of other comprehensive income that meet the Conceptual Framework’s definition of income or expense to be excluded from profit or loss (see paragraph 7).
AusCF89 Notwithstanding paragraph 89, in respect of AusCF entities, some Australian Accounting Standards specify circumstances when an entity recognises particular items outside profit or loss in the current period. AASB 108 specifies two such circumstances: the correction of errors and the effect of changes in accounting policies. Other Australian Accounting Standards require or permit components of other comprehensive income that meet the Framework’sAusCF[\[4\]](#_ftn4) definition of income or expense to be excluded from profit or loss (see paragraph 7).
Other comprehensive income for the period
90 An entity shall disclose the amount of income tax relating to each item of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, either in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income or in the notes.