a single statement: the ‘statement of comprehensive income’ or.Items of profit and loss and OCI can be presented as: Examples include the fair value remeasurement of certain equity instruments, remeasurements of defined benefit plans, and the effective portion of cash flow hedges change in fair value. Other items of comprehensive income (OCI) do not flow through profit and loss. Like US GAAP, the income statement captures most, but not all, revenues, income and expenses. Under IFRS, the income statement is labeled ‘statement of profit or loss’. Because of its importance, its format is often debated and scrutinized by preparers, users, regulators, standard setters and others. Under IAS 1, the income statement is the primary financial statement used to provide an understanding of a company’s performance and operations over a defined period of time. In this article we highlight key considerations affecting preparers when choosing the structure, format and contents of the income statement and other presentation matters. IFRS preparers have some flexibility in selecting their income statement format and which line items, headings and subtotals are to be presented on the face of the statement. The IFRS presentation guidelines for annual financial statements are generally less prescriptive than SEC regulation, but may still surprise US private companies.