- 10 Marks
CR – May 2017 – L3 – Q5 – Integrated Reporting
Identify voluntary disclosures in annual reports and discuss reasons for and limitations of such disclosures.
Question
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a company’s activities intended to give information about the company’s activities and financial performance. In addition to the audited financial statements, annual reports contain a great deal of extra information which could be financial and non-financial. The extra information provided may be required by law, hence, it is mandatory. However, many companies provide additional information not required by law, on a voluntary basis.
Required:
(a) Identify THREE of such reports that are voluntarily disclosed in annual reports of Nigerian companies. (3 Marks)
(b) Why would a company disclose information not required by law in its annual report? Propose FOUR reasons for and give any TWO limitations of such disclosures. (7 Marks)
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