Energy firms face “crunch time” for accounting compliance

Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says time is running out for energy and utility companies to get to grips with the pending implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

In its report, Crunch time – embedding International Financial ReportingStandards in energy and utilities, PwC said the sector is facing its biggestaccounting shake-up in 25 years. The company called for chief financial officersto plan to embed IFRS across their organisations.

The new rules will affect all European Union-listed firms, which will need toproduce comparative figures in 2004. Under IFRS, financial information will bedirectly comparable between companies in all EU countries, a

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