Translation of our material is a vital part of achieving our mission to develop a single set of high-quality global accounting standards for use around the world.
To further this mission we have a Translation, Adoption and Copyright (TAC) team responsible for supporting the translation process and arranging copyright permissions and licensing for any reproduction of translations.
These are the most common questions about official translations of IFRS material. The team is ready to help with any further questions.
- High quality translations are essential for successful implementation of IFRS Standards.
- IFRS Standards are technical documents that require expert input to ensure that the resulting translation is accurate and appropriate for all countries that speak that particular language.
- In line with the Foundation's mission to develop a single set of high-quality standards, only one translation per language is permitted to avoid endangering comparability, transparency, and the long-term sustainability of high quality translations.
- The IFRS Foundation owns the copyright to all material it produces and all translations. Permission must be obtained before translating and/or reproducing any IFRS material.
- Professional translation
- Review by a committee of experts
A TAC team project manager is assigned to each language to act as key support and contact. That manager:
- Reviews and approves the composition of the review committee, including the coordinator.
- Reviews and monitors the translation process together with the coordinator of the committee.
- Provides advice on translation best practice and guidance on using computer-assisted translation (CAT) software.
- Provides files for translation or review and any available reference material.
- Liaises between the review committee and the International Accounting Standards Board's technical staff in case of any clarification needed on the original English text.
The Foundation owns and controls all intellectual property rights in the IFRS Standards in English and all other languages and therefore has the exclusive rights to reproduce, or authorise others to translate and reproduce its materials.
In order to maintain control of its intellectual property, the Foundation will require a translating body to assign the copyright of the translated IFRS Standards to the Foundation. This will enable the Foundation to maintain control over the translation to ensure there is a single, high-quality version in each language, provide the translation to other adopting jurisdictions that speak the same language and maintain the translation in case the translating body is not able to continue its relationship with the Foundation.
- Read and familiarise yourself with the Translation, Adoption and Copyright policy document.
- Contact the TAC team to discuss the proposed translation and the relevant contract.
- Enter into an agreement with the IFRS Foundation. The IFRS Foundation's copyrighted material may not be translated without express permission.
- Set up a review committee and arrange translators. The IFRS Foundation recommends the use of professional translators who will be able to make use of computer-assisted translation software. The relevant project manager from the TAC team will provide support in this process and will formally approve the review committee membership.
- Obtain materials from the IFRS Foundation. Once the agreement is in place, the relevant project manager from the TAC team will provide you with the relevant materials for translation.
Please contact the TAC team to discuss your requirements and put the appropriate copyright permissions in place.
This is a list of all the latest unaccompanied IFRS Standards and IFRIC Interpretations we have produced by language. The list explains which year the publication was created, and also which version it is (our Red Book or Blue Book). All Standards and Interpretations are available as pdfs.
Access to the unaccompanied Standards is free, but you will need to complete a Basic registration in order to view them. This can be done by logging in at the top of the page.
For more information about what is provided for free and why, please go to our unaccompanied Standards FAQ page.
Red Book - 2017
Red Book - 2018
Red Book - 2012
Red Book - 2016
Blue Book - 2016
Red Book - 2012
Red Book - 2015
Blue Book - 2016
Red Book - 2016
Blue Book - 2017
Red Book - 2016
Blue Book - 2015
Red Book - 2017
Red Book - 2015
Red Book - 2013
Red Book - 2013
This page lists the latest material we have translated by language (including IFRS Standards and IFRIC Interpretations). This list also includes relevant links to the IFRS for SMEs Standard, to the Taxonomy and to any other publications such as training modules or the Briefing for Chief Executives.
Access to the materials depends on a number of factors—some are available for free through Basic registration, some require a Professional subscription and some require purchase from our shop.
We also have a terminology lookup tool (a multi-lingual tool which allows fast searching of the official IFRS financial key terms in up to 25 languages simultaneously) which is available to users with Professional subscriptions.
IFRS Standards
- 2017 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- New and revised requirements issued from 1 January 2011 to date (eIFRS Professional)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2016 in Albanian (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Standards
- 2017 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- 2016 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2015 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2015 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2016 in Arabic (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- Requirements of 2015 IFRS for SMEs
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard (shop)
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions (shop)
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist (shop)
Other publications
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS Standards
- 2012 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2012 in Armenian (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- Requirements of 2015 IFRS for SMEs (eIFRS Professional)
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Standards
- New and revised requirements issued from 1 January 2016 to date (eIFRS Professional)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2016 in Bosnian (IFRS Blue Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Standards
- Full, accompanied 2015 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2015 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 (January 2017) (shop)
- IFRS 9 (July 2014) (eIFRS Professional)
- IFRS 9 (July 2014) (shop)
- New and revised standards issued in 2011 (eIFRS Professional)
- New and revised Standards issued in 2011 (shop)
- IFRS 17 (translation in progress)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS Standards
- 2017 IFRS Red Book available on FSC website (residents of Taiwan only)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2015 in Traditional Chinese (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS Taxonomy
Other Publications
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Standards
- 2016 requirements (IFRS Blue Book) (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS Standards
IFRS Standards
- 2017 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- New and revised requirements issued from 1 January 2009 to date (eIFRS Professional)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2016 in French (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist
Consultations
- Exposure drafts and other consultation material available on the relevant project pages and also on Consultations archive (eIFRS Professional)
Other Publications
- 2015 Briefing for Chief Executives, Audit Committees and Board of Directors (shop)
- Framework-based teaching material
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS STANDARDS
- 2017 requirements (IFRS Blue Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2014 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- New and revised requirements (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Standards
- Full, accompanied 2013 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS Standards
- 2006 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS Standards
- 2017 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- 2017 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Taxonomy
- 2017 Taxonomy (free)
- 2016 Taxonomy (free)
IFRS Standards
- 2009 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS Standards
- 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- 2016 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- 2016 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- IFRS 17 (eIFRS Professional)
- IFRS 17 (shop)
- IFRS 15 (eIFRS Professional)
- IFRS 15 (shop)
- IFRS 9 (eIFRS Professional)
- IFRS 9 (shop)
- New and revised standards issued in 2015 (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2015 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2015 IFRS for SMEs Standard (eIFRS Professional)
- 2015 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions (eIFRS Professional)
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist
Consultations
- Exposure drafts and other consultation material available on the relevant project pages and also on Consultations archive (eIFRS Professional)
Other Publications
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS Standards
- 2016 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Selected new and revised requirements issued since 2011 (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Standards
- 2016 Standards available from KASB
IFRS Taxonomy
- 2017 Taxonomy (free)
- 2016 Taxonomy (free)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2015 IFRS for SMEs Standard (translation in progress)
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist
IFRS Standards
IFRS for SMEs Standards
IFRS Standard
- 2018 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (translation in progress)
- 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2012 in Brazilian Portuguese (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standards
- 2015 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist
Other Publications
IFRS Standards
- Full, accompanied 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- New and revised standards issued in 2015, including IFRS 16 (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Standards
- 2015 requirements (IFRS Blue Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- New and revised requirements, including IFRS 16 Leases and IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (eIFRS Professional)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards applicable on 1 January 2015 in Russian (IFRS Blue Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist
Other Publications
IFRS Standards
IFRS for SMEs Standards
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs (shop)
IFRS Standards
Other publications
- 2011 Briefing for Chief Executives, Audit Committees and Boards of Directors (eIFRS Professional)
IFRS Standards
- Full, accompanied 2018 IFRS Standards (IFRS Annotated Blue Book) (translation in progress)
- Full, accompanied 2018 IFRS Standards (IFRS Annotated Red Book) (translation in progress)
- Full, accompanied 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Green Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Green Book) (shop)
- Full, accompanied 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2017 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 13 January 2016 in Spanish (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2015 IFRS for SMEs Standard (eIFRS Professional)
- 2015 IFRS for SMEs Standard (shop)
- 2015 Amendments to the IFRS for SMEs Standard (eIFRS Basic)
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Q&As (free)
Other publications
IFRS Taxonomy
- 2017 Taxonomy (free)
- 2016 Taxonomy (free)
IFRS Standards
IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Standard
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Basis for Conclusions
- 2009 IFRS for SMEs Illustrative Financial Statements / Presentation and Disclosure Checklist
Other publications
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS Standards
IFRS Standards
- 2017 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (translation in progress)
- New and revised requirements (eIFRS Professional)
- 2013 requirements (IFRS Red Book) (eIFRS Professional)
- Full, accompanied 2009 IFRS Standards (IFRS Red Book) (shop)
- Unaccompanied IFRS Standards as issued at 1 January 2013 in Ukrainian (IFRS Red Book)
IFRS for SMEs Standard
IFRS Taxonomy
IFRS Standards
What are the review committees?
A review committee comprises experts in the field of financial reporting, and reviews the translation to ensure its technical accuracy. A review committee is formed for each language, with one member designated as the coordinator.
The committee comprises representatives from different sectors (preparers, users, academics and standard-setters) who participate on a voluntary basis. The committees should include representation from all countries that use that particular language.
What are the criteria for becoming a member of a review committee?
- Native speaker of target language
- Good understanding of English
- Demonstrable technical competence and knowledge of financial accounting and reporting—the credibility of the review committee and the effectiveness and efficiency of the translation process will be enhanced by members with such knowledge and skills
- Commitment to the IFRS Foundation's mission and public interest
What does the role of the coordinator involve?
Each committee has a coordinator, who acts as a liaison between the review committee and the IFRS Foundation. The objective of the coordinator is to ensure the best possible quality of translation within the agreed timeframe. The coordinator encourages participation in the review process from all committee members, and facilitates consensus within the committee. The coordinator signs off on all translations before they can be finalised.
Latest news
IFRS Translations, Adoption and Copyright (TAC) Updates
The IFRS Translations, Adoption and Copyright Update is a round up of all the most recent information regarding translated IFRS Foundation material. It is published on a regular basis and includes information about all new and forthcoming translations and other TAC news.
