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IPSAS Zimbabwe Overview

The document provides an overview of various International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in the context of Zimbabwe, highlighting their requirements, practical examples, and challenges faced in implementation. Key IPSAS discussed include financial statement presentation, cash flow statements, revenue recognition, and property asset management. Challenges include inconsistent reporting formats, weak financial management systems, and resource constraints affecting full adoption.

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IPSAS Zimbabwe Overview

The document provides an overview of various International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in the context of Zimbabwe, highlighting their requirements, practical examples, and challenges faced in implementation. Key IPSAS discussed include financial statement presentation, cash flow statements, revenue recognition, and property asset management. Challenges include inconsistent reporting formats, weak financial management systems, and resource constraints affecting full adoption.

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IPSAS Overview in the Zimbabwean Context

IPSAS 1: Presentation of Financial Statements

Summary: Outlines the requirements for presenting general purpose financial statements, including

compliance with accrual accounting and key components like the statement of financial position and

performance.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: Ministry of Health's annual financial report showing revenue,

expenditures, and assets.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Delayed submissions and inconsistent presentation formats across

ministries in Zimbabwe.

IPSAS 2: Cash Flow Statements

Summary: Prescribes the presentation of information about historical changes in cash and cash

equivalents.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: City of Harare preparing a cash flow report to assess liquidity.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Difficulty in tracking actual cash inflows/outflows due to weak financial

management systems.

IPSAS 9: Revenue from Exchange Transactions

Summary: Deals with revenue from transactions where both parties give and receive value.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: ZINARA collecting toll fees and recognizing revenue for road

maintenance.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Distinguishing between exchange and non-exchange transactions in

practice.

IPSAS 12: Inventories

Summary: Provides guidance on accounting for inventories held for sale or distribution.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: Medicines stored by NatPharm for distribution to hospitals.


Challenges in Zimbabwe: Poor inventory tracking and valuation methods in government stores.

IPSAS 17: Property, Plant, and Equipment

Summary: Covers recognition and measurement of PPE assets.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: Recording of public school buildings and vehicles as assets by

Ministry of Education.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Incomplete asset registers and outdated valuation of government

properties.

IPSAS 21: Impairment of Non-Cash-Generating Assets

Summary: Deals with impairment of assets not used to generate commercial returns.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: Assessing whether a rural clinic building is still fit for use.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Lack of technical skills to assess impairment across public institutions.

IPSAS 23: Revenue from Non-Exchange Transactions

Summary: Guides recognition of revenue such as taxes and grants.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: ZIMRA collecting taxes and recognizing them under IPSAS 23.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Inconsistent recognition of donor funds in line with IPSAS.

IPSAS 27: Agriculture

Summary: Covers accounting for biological assets and agricultural produce.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: ARDA valuing its maize crops at fair value less cost to sell.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Limited capacity to apply fair value accounting for biological assets.

IPSAS 33: First-Time Adoption of Accrual Basis IPSASs

Summary: Provides guidance for first-time adoption of accrual-based IPSAS.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: Government of Zimbabwe transitioning from cash to accrual

accounting.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Resource constraints and data gaps hinder full IPSAS adoption.
IPSAS 47: Revenue

Summary: New comprehensive standard on revenue replacing IPSAS 9 & 23.

Practical Example in Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe adopting IPSAS 47 to streamline revenue reporting.

Challenges in Zimbabwe: Requires overhaul of current systems and staff retraining.

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