... companies on the accounting and auditing requirements and options for small and medium-sized entities (SMEs). Commissioned in August 2007 by the former Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), ... Financial Reporting Standard for SMEs 2.13 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) sets accounting standards known as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which ... Barker and Noonan, 1996), which they use for a range of internal and external purposes (Collis and Jarvis, 2000). Furthermore, the directors are responsible for evaluating the costs and benefits...