FINANCIAL statements published by companies in Zimbabwe are no longer of any practical use to the intended audience, as current regulatory conditions for their preparation do not allow presentation of an “accurate and fair picture”, an Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) forum heard last week.
It comes as companies in the country have persistently received adverse audit opinions on their results since February 2019, when the government ordered the conversion of US$ balances to ZWL at a rate of 1:1, in contradiction of international accounting standards.
Later, as the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB), having assessed the impact of hyperinflation in the economy, advised the adoption of hyperinflation reporting, which requires the use of conversion factors informed by inflation and exchange rat
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