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СЧЕТОВОДСТВО бр. 1/2014, година XVIII ACCOUNTING FOR INTEREST FREE LOANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH IFRS – PRACTICAL ASPECTS Georgi Nikolov Certified Public Accountant, Registered Auditor Ph.D. student at the Department of “Accounting and Analysis”, UNWE Key words: Summary Interest free loan The present article analyzes the main aspects of the accounting for interest free loans in line with the requirements of IFRS and illustrates those with several practical examples. The article discusses different scenarios with respect to the specific terms and conditions of the loan agreement that may have significant impact on the proper accounting treatment. The focus is placed on some specific issues, for which no specific regulations in IFRS are available and which are subject to controversial interpretation in the specialized literature. Financial instruments Fair value IAS 39 IFRS 13 66