IFRS Taxonomy Illustrative Examples
The IFRS Foundation publishes Illustrative Examples as accompanying materials to the IFRS Standards. These examples illustrate the presentation and disclosure requirements in those Standards.
The IFRS Foundation demonstrates the use of the IFRS Taxonomy by tagging these presentation and disclosure examples using IFRS Taxonomy elements and the XBRL syntax. This section includes the resulting XBRL and Inline XBRL files. The IFRS Taxonomy Illustrative Examples 2017–2020 include the latest Inline XBRL version.
Please note: these examples are provided for information purposes only. They do not constitute accounting or other professional advice.
Example 1: Illustrative financial statements for SMEs
This example represents a full set of illustrative financial statements for SMEs which have been tagged using XBRL. The notes have been tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 2: Statements of Financial Position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity
This example represents how the requirements in IAS 1 (IG6) to present the Statements of Financial position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity might be met using detailed XBRL tagging with the use of XBRL footnotes.
Example 3: Statement of Cash Flows
These examples represent how the requirements of IAS 7 to present the Statement of Cash Flows and segment information for cash flows might be met using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 4: Financial instruments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 for financial instruments (in IG14) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 5: Operating segments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 8 for operating segments (in IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5 and IG6) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 6: First-time adoption of IFRSs, reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 1 (IG63) for reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income in the case of first-time adoption of IFRSs might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 7: Share-based payment arrangements
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 2 (in IG23) for share-based payment arrangements might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 8: Business combinations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 3 (in IE72) for acquisition of a company might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 9: Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment
These examples are based on illustrative examples from the IFRS for SMEs. They represent how reconciliation of gross carrying amount, accumulated depreciation and carrying amount of property, plant and equipment might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 10: Income tax (expense) and reconciliations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IAS 12 (in Example 2 - Illustrative disclosure) for income taxes might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 12: Consolidated and Separate Statements of Financial Position
These examples are based on illustrative examples from IAS 1. They represent how consolidated and separate numbers can be presented for the Statement of Financial Position in a single statement using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 15: Assets measured at Fair Value
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 13 (in paragraphs 93 and IE60-63) in relation to fair value measurement might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 16: Financial assets & financial liabilities subject to offsetting
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraphs 13C and IG40D) in relation to offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 17: Regulatory Deferral Accounts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 14 in relation to regular deferral account balances might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 18: Revenue from Contracts with Customers
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 15 (in paragraphs 114-115 and B87-B89) in relation to dissagregation of revenue from contracts with customers might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 19: Credit Risk Exposure
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraph 35M) in relation to credit risk exposure might be tagged using details XBRL tagging.
Example 20: Insurance Contracts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 17 (in paragraphs 100, 101 and 106) in relation to reconciliation of components of insurance contracts and analysis of insurance revenue might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
These examples also illustrate the tagging of new elements added to the IFRS Taxonomy 2019 as a result of the analysis of common reporting practice on IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement (see Example 15) and general improvements (see Examples 7, 8 and 17)
Example 1: Illustrative financial statements for SMEs
This example represents a full set of illustrative financial statements for SMEs which have been tagged using XBRL. The notes have been tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 2: Statements of Financial Position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity
This example represents how the requirements in IAS 1 (IG6) to present the Statements of Financial position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity might be met using detailed XBRL tagging with the use of XBRL footnotes.
Example 3: Statement of Cash Flows
These examples represent how the requirements of IAS 7 to present the Statement of Cash Flows and segment information for cash flows might be met using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 4: Financial instruments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 for financial instruments (in IG14) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 5: Operating segments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 8 for operating segments (in IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5 and IG6) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 6: First-time adoption of IFRSs, reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 1 (IG63) for reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income in the case of first-time adoption of IFRSs might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 7: Share-based payment arrangements
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 2 (in IG23) for share-based payment arrangements might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 8: Business combinations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 3 (in IE72) for acquisition of a company might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 9: Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment
These examples are based on illustrative examples from the IFRS for SMEs. They represent how reconciliation of gross carrying amount, accumulated depreciation and carrying amount of property, plant and equipment might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 10: Income tax (expense) and reconciliations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IAS 12 (in Example 2 - Illustrative disclosure) for income taxes might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 12: Consolidated and Separate Statements of Financial Position
These examples are based on illustrative examples from IAS 1. They represent how consolidated and separate numbers can be presented for the Statement of Financial Position in a single statement using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 15: Assets measured at Fair Value
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 13 (in paragraphs 93 and IE60-63) in relation to fair value measurement might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 16: Financial assets & financial liabilities subject to offsetting
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraphs 13C and IG40D) in relation to offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 17: Regulatory Deferral Accounts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 14 in relation to regular deferral account balances might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 18: Revenue from Contracts with Customers
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 15 (in paragraphs 114-115 and B87-B89) in relation to dissagregation of revenue from contracts with customers might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 19: Credit Risk Exposure
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraph 35M) in relation to credit risk exposure might be tagged using details XBRL tagging.
Example 20: Insurance Contracts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 17 (in paragraphs 100, 101 and 106) in relation to reconciliation of components of insurance contracts and analysis of insurance revenue might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 1: Illustrative financial statements for SMEs
This example represents a full set of illustrative financial statements for SMEs which have been tagged using XBRL. The notes have been tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 2: Statements of Financial Position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity
This example represents how the requirements in IAS 1 (IG6) to present the Statements of Financial position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity might be met using detailed XBRL tagging with the use of XBRL footnotes.
Example 3: Statement of Cash Flows
These examples represent how the requirements of IAS 7 to present the Statement of Cash Flows and segment information for cash flows might be met using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 4: Financial instruments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 for financial instruments (in IG14) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 5: Operating segments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 8 for operating segments (in IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5 and IG6) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 6: First-time adoption of IFRSs, reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 1 (IG63) for reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income in the case of first-time adoption of IFRSs might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 7: Share-based payment arrangements
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 2 (in IG23) for share-based payment arrangements might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 8: Business combinations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 3 (in IE72) for acquisition of a company might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 9: Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment
These examples are based on illustrative examples from the IFRS for SMEs. They represent how reconciliation of gross carrying amount, accumulated depreciation and carrying amount of property, plant and equipment might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 10: Income tax (expense) and reconciliations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IAS 12 (in Example 2 - Illustrative disclosure) for income taxes might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 12: Consolidated and Separate Statements of Financial Position
These examples are based on illustrative examples from IAS 1. They represent how consolidated and separate numbers can be presented for the Statement of Financial Position in a single statement using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 15: Assets measured at Fair Value
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 13 (in paragraphs 93 and IE60-63) in relation to fair value measurement might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 16: Financial assets & financial liabilities subject to offsetting
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraphs 13C and IG40D) in relation to offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 17: Regulatory Deferral Accounts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 14 in relation to regular deferral account balances might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 18: Revenue from Contracts with Customers
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 15 (in paragraphs 114-115 and B87-B89) in relation to dissagregation of revenue from contracts with customers might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 19: Credit Risk Exposure
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraph 35M) in relation to credit risk exposure might be tagged using details XBRL tagging.
Example 20: Insurance Contracts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 17 (in paragraphs 100, 101 and 106) in relation to reconciliation of components of insurance contracts and analysis of insurance revenue might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 1: Illustrative financial statements for SMEs
This example represents a full set of illustrative financial statements for SMEs which have been tagged using XBRL. The notes have been tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 2: Statements of Financial Position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity
This example represents how the requirements in IAS 1 (IG6) to present the Statements of Financial position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity might be met using detailed XBRL tagging with the use of XBRL footnotes.
Example 3: Statement of Cash Flows
These examples represent how the requirements of IAS 7 to present the Statement of Cash Flows and segment information for cash flows might be met using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 4: Financial instruments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 for financial instruments (in IG14) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 5: Operating segments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 8 for operating segments (in IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5 and IG6) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 6: First-time adoption of IFRSs, reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 1 (IG63) for reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income in the case of first-time adoption of IFRSs might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 7: Share-based payment arrangements
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 2 (in IG23) for share-based payment arrangements might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 8: Business combinations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 3 (in IE72) for acquisition of a company might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 9: Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment
These examples are based on illustrative examples from the IFRS for SMEs. They represent how reconciliation of gross carrying amount, accumulated depreciation and carrying amount of property, plant and equipment might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 10: Income tax (expense) and reconciliations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IAS 12 (in Example 2 - Illustrative disclosure) for income taxes might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 12: Consolidated and Separate Statements of Financial Position
These examples are based on illustrative examples from IAS 1. They represent how consolidated and separate numbers can be presented for the Statement of Financial Position in a single statement using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 15: Assets measured at Fair Value
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 13 (in paragraphs 93 and IE60-63) in relation to fair value measurement might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 16: Financial assets & financial liabilities subject to offsetting
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraphs 13C and IG40D) in relation to offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 17: Regulatory Deferral Accounts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 14 in relation to regular deferral account balances might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
- Inline XBRL (Example 17a)
- Inline XBRL (Example 17b)
- ZIP (Example 17a)
- ZIP (Example 17b)
Example 18: Revenue from Contracts with Customers
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 15 (in paragraphs 114-115 and B87-B89) in relation to dissagregation of revenue from contracts with customers might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 19: Credit Risk Exposure
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraph 35M) in relation to credit risk exposure might be tagged using details XBRL tagging.
Example 1: Illustrative financial statements for SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Entities)
This example represents a full set of illustrative financial statements for SMEs which have been tagged using XBRL. The notes have been tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 2: Statements of Financial Position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity
This example represents how the requirements in IAS 1 (IG6) to present the Statements of Financial position, Comprehensive Income, and Changes in Equity might be met using detailed XBRL tagging with the use of XBRL footnotes.
Example 3: Statement of Cash Flows
These examples represent how the requirements of IAS 7 to present the Statement of Cash Flows and segment information for cash flows might be met using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 4: Financial instruments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 for financial instruments (in IG14) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 5: Operating segments
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 8 for operating segments (in IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5 and IG6) might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 6: First-time adoption of IFRSs, reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 1 (IG63) for reconciliation of equity and total comprehensive income in the case of first-time adoption of IFRSs might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 7: Share-based payment arrangements
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 2 (in IG23) for share-based payment arrangements might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 8: Business combinations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 3 (in IE72) for acquisition of a company might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 9: Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment
These examples are based on illustrative examples from the IFRS for SMEs. They represent how reconciliation of gross carrying amount, accumulated depreciation and carrying amount of property, plant and equipment might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 10: Income tax (expense) and reconciliations
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IAS 12 (in Example 2 - Illustrative disclosure) for income taxes might be tagged using both block tagging and detailed tagging.
Example 12: Consolidated and Separate Statements of Financial Position
These examples are based on illustrative examples from IAS 1. They represent how consolidated and separate numbers can be presented for the Statement of Financial Position in a single statement using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 15: Assets measured at Fair Value
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 13 (in paragraphs 93 and IE60-63) in relation to fair value measurement might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 16: Financial assets & financial liabilities subject to offsetting
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraphs 13C and IG40D) in relation to offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 17: Regulatory Deferral Accounts
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 14 in relation to regular deferral account balances might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
- Inline XBRL (Example 17a)
- Inline XBRL (Example 17b)
- ZIP (Example 17a)
- ZIP (Example 17b)
Example 18: Revenue from Contracts with Customers
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 15 (in paragraphs 114-115 and B87-B89) in relation to dissagregation of revenue from contracts with customers might be tagged using detailed XBRL tagging.
Example 19: Credit Risk Exposure
These examples represent how some of the disclosures required by IFRS 7 (in paragraph 35M) in relation to credit risk exposure might be tagged using details XBRL tagging.
