{"id":1415,"date":"2016-11-02T09:10:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T08:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fer.ch\/en\/?page_id=1415"},"modified":"2018-02-15T17:01:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T16:01:24","slug":"concept","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fer.ch\/en\/concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1479458148354{padding-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>The concept<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Swiss GAAP FER focuses on the accounting and reporting of small and medium-sized organisations and groups of organisations with a presence in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The recommendations include specific industry regulations for non-profit organisations, pension funds, insurance companies, and real estate and health insurers.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swiss GAAP FER has a modular structure and consists of the following pieces: the framework, the core FER, and further standards, as well as Swiss GAAP FER 30 for groups of organisations and Swiss GAAP FER 31 for listed companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1479222679385{padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_icon color=&#8221;theme-gray-darker&#8221; 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size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; caption=&#8221;The project process&#8221; box_background_style=&#8221;boxed&#8221; box_background_color=&#8221;white&#8221; icon_fer=&#8221;icon-process&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fer.ch%2Fen%2Fconcept%2Fproject-process%2F|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1479222689064{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Structure of Swiss GAAP FER<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3902&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;full-width&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1479391715716{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Small organisations<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]For small organisations, the possibility exists to apply only the framework and selected central recommendations (core FER).<br \/>\nThe framework, binding for all organisations, contains the principles that form the basis for the accounting according to Swiss GAAP FER.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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