Volvo 2015 Annual Report Download - page 113

GROUP PERFORMANCE 2015 NOTES
Notes to Financial Statements
Amounts in SEK M unless otherwise specified. The amounts within parentheses refer to the preceding year, 2014.
The consolidated financial statements for AB Volvo and its subsidiaries
have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
(IASB), as adopted by the EU. This Annual Report is prepared in accord-
ance with IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and with the Swed-
ish Annual Accounts Act. In addition, RFR 1 Supplementary Rules for
Groups, has been applied, which is issued by the Swedish Financial
Reporting Board.
How should the Volvo Group’s accounting policies be read?
The Volvo Group describes the accounting policies in conjunction
with each note in the aim of providing enhanced understanding of each
accounting area. The Volvo Group focuses on describing the accounting
choices made within the framework of the prevailing IFRS policy and avoids
repeating the actual text of the standard, unless the Volvo Group considers
it particularly important to the understanding of the note’s content. The fol-
lowing symbols I/S and B/S show which amounts in the notes that can be
found in the income statement or balance sheet. The total amount in
tables and statements might not always summarize as there are rounding
differences. The aim is to have each line item corresponding to the source
and it might therefore be rounding differences in the total. Refer to the
table below to see the note in which each accounting policy is listed and
for the relevant and material IFRS standard.
Accounting principle Note IFRS-standard
Non-currentassets held for sale and discontinued
operations
3, Acquisitions and divestments of sharesin subsidiaries IFRS 5, IFRS 13
Business combinations 3, Acquisitions and divestments of sharesin subsidiaries IFRS 3
Joint ventures 5, Investments in joint ventures, associated companies and
other shares and participations
IFRS 11, IAS 28, IFRS 12
Associated companies 5, Investments in joint ventures, associated companies and
other shares and participations
IAS 28, IFRS 12
Operating segments 6, Segment reporting IFRS 8
Revenue 7, Revenue IAS 17, IAS 18
Shares and participations 5, Investments in joint ventures, associated companies
and other shares and participations
IAS 28, IAS 32, IAS 36, IAS 39, IFRS 7,
IFRS 13
Financial income and expenses 9, Other financial income and expenses IAS 39
Income taxes 10, Income taxes IAS 12
Minority interests 11, Minority interests IFRS 10, IFRS 12
Research and development expenses 12, Intangible assets IAS 36, IAS 38, IAS 23
Goodwill 12, Intangible assets IAS 36, IAS 38
Tangible assets 13, Tangible assets IAS 16,IAS 36, IAS 40, IFRS 13, IAS 23
Leasing 14, Leasing IAS 17
Customer-financing receivables 15, Customer-financing receivables IAS 17, IAS 18, IAS 32, IAS 39, IFRS 7,
IFRS 13
Inventories 17, Inventories IAS 2
Earnings per share 19, Equity and number of shares IAS 33
Pensions and similar obligations 20, Provisions for post-employment benefits  IAS 19
Provisions for residual value risks 21, Other provisions IAS 17, IAS 18, IAS 37
Warranty expenses 21, Other provisions IAS 37
Restructuring costs 21, Other provisions IAS 37, IAS 19
Liabilities 22, Liabilities IAS 32, IAS 37, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS13
Contingent liabilities 24, Contingent liabilities IAS 37
Transactions with related parties 25, Transactions with related parties IAS 24
Government grants 26, Government grants IAS 20
Share-based payments 27, Personnel IFRS 2
Cash-flow statement 29, Cash flow IAS 7
Financial instruments 4, Goals and policies in financial risk management IAS 32, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 13
16, Receivables
18, Marketable securities and liquid funds 
30, Financial instruments
NOTE 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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