, Gripping GAAP
Twentieth Edition
Cathrynne Service CA (SA)
BCompt (Hons) (C.T.A.) (UNISA) CA (SA)
University of Queensland
Acknowledgements and thanks:
Special thanks must go to:
Professor Dave Kolitz (from the University of Exeter) and
Gordon Adams CA (SA) (from the University of the Western Cape)
Aarthi Algu, Vanessa Gregory and Kerry-Less Gurr (from the University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Súne Diedericks and Suzette Snyders (both from the Nelson Mandela University)
Yusuf Hassan (from KPMG Technical)
Yusuf Seedat (from PWC Technical)
Bongeka Nodada, Mulala Sadiki, Sue Ludolph, Sandy van der Walt, Juanita Steenkamp and
Ewald Muller (from SAICA)
Heather de Jongh and Tara Smith (from KPMG)
Thank you for your valuable advice, suggestions and interpretations in the past.
Chief editing and technical review of this 2019 edition done by:
Steffen Wies, Sahil Bhaanprakash, Sohil Singh, Sian Mudaly
From University of KwaZulu-Natal
Georgina Patten-Service
From Nelson Mandela University
Gordon Adams
From University of Western Cape
Thank you to a super-dedicated and very talented team for your enthusiasm and expertise.
Editing of layout and formatting done by:
Michelle Guy, Roger Sowden, Guy Sowden
Thank you, too, for your expertise and the long, long hours!
Chief editing and technical review of prior editions done by:
Steffen Wies, Sian Mudaly, Jyoti Maharaj, Thabiso Mtshali, Farnaaz Shaikjee (from University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Justin Logie and Andile Ngwenya (from University of the Witwatersrand).
Arson J. Malola and Ayanda Ngwenya (from University of the Witwatersrand)
Jyoti Maharaj and Iman Moosa (from University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Gordon Adams (from University of the Western Cape).
Muhammad Muheeb Buckas; Muhammad Shihaab Buckas; Andile Ngwenya;
Yusuf Seedat; Farnaaz Shaikjee; and Khaya Sithole.
Khaya Sithole, Troy Halliday, Zaheer Bux, Errol Prawlall, Thivesan Govender, Deepika Panday,
Kamantha Vengasamy, Vidhur Sunichur, Zahra Moorad, Johannes Rice and Yusuf Seedat.
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Daleshan Naidoo, Thabo Ndimande, Dietmar Paul, Kate Purnell, Johannes Rice, Yusuf Seedat and Khaya Sithole.
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Prekashnee Brijlall.
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Shiksha Ramdhin.
Tiffiny Sneedon and Ryan Wheeler.
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Trixy Cadman, Phillipe Welthagen and Tarryn Altshuler.
Maria Kritikos, Lara Williams, Praneel Nundkumar, Brian Nichol, Pawel Szpak and Craig Irwin.
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Disclaimer
This text has been meticulously prepared, but in order for it to be user-friendly, the principles,
application thereof and disclosure requirements have been summarised.
This text should therefore not be used as a substitute for studying, first-hand, the official
International Financial Reporting Standards, including their interpretations.
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Dedication
This book is once again dedicated to my very dear family and friends!
Writing it would simply not have been possible without
my parents, Roger and Jillianne,
who continually keep the home fires burning during the endless months of writing, and
my loving sons Roger and Guy
who have been extremely patient and understanding throughout.
And a sincere thanks to Scott for all your support and encouragement!
Too numerous to mention, are the rest of my family and friends,
who have all been subjected to the same boring excuse
‘sorry – I’m busy with my book …’.
And to my team of guardian angels who not only inspired this book but who have
provided me with the guidance and the super-human strength
that it has taken to update each year.
And finally, I wish to dedicate this book to those for whom I wrote it: You!
I sincerely wish that my book sheds the necessary light as you
fervently study towards your ultimate goal of
joining our country’s ranks of
‘counting mutants’
Our country needs you!
(‘counting mutants’ is a reference to accountants in the quirky comedy:
Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium)
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