After studying the IFRS compliance reasons and IFRS implementation strategy, companies should note that the success of conversion is determined by 3 factors: internal training of personnel, systems upgrades and costs (PwC, 2009).

The IFRS implementation strategy includes 4 stages: knowledge gathering, assessment and planning, initial transition and integrate change.

IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) is the result of decades of pursuing a universally accepted set of accounting and financial reporting standards. This pursuit began back in the 1970s and slowly gained momentum over the years, especially over the last decade.