Differing accounting practises for leases could potentially lead to manipulation of a company's financial statements. Hence, IFRS 16 Leases has been introduced to replace the previous standard IAS 17 Leases. b) IAS 17 recognised two types of leases - briefly describe both and clearly explain the differences between them. c) Briefly identify the differences between the old and the new standard.

Differing accounting practises for leases could potentially lead to manipulation of a company's financial statements. Hence, IFRS 16 Leases has been introduced to replace the previous standard IAS 17 Leases. b) IAS 17 recognised two types of leases - briefly describe both and clearly explain the differences between them. c) Briefly identify the differences between the old and the new standard.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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