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"The IASB issued these four new and revised standards for application to December 2009 or June 2010 year ends. However early implementation is permitted and companies should start preparing for the raft of changes. This 455-page book provides comprehensive practical guidance on these new and revised standards that will come into force in 2009 and will help you decide whether to early adopt them: IAS 1 (revised), 'Presentation of financial statements' IAS 27 (revised), 'Consolidated and separate financial statements' IFRS 3 (revised), 'Business combinations' IFRS 8, 'Operating segments' Chapters on the previous versions of these standards appear in the main volume of PricewaterhouseCoopers' IFRS manual of accounting 2009 set."--Publisher's description