Inform - International

Inform is PwC’s online resource for accounting and auditing technical research.

Who can use Inform?

Inform is used by PwC’s assurance practice worldwide as well as our clients and other entities looking for an online, searchable and easy-to-navigate research tool. Subscribers can access the full content, including PwC’s Manuals of accounting and other application guidance. Non-subscribers have limited access.

What can I find on Inform?

Inform subscribers will find comprehensive content covering: authoritative accounting and auditing pronouncements, applicable law/regulation, PwC’s interpretative guidance, publications, tools and practice aids, etc. Additional content may vary depending on the ‘content site’ selected. For example, the Global site includes PwC’s IFRS manuals of accounting and the UK site includes the same Manuals but with additional guidance (for example, UK company law) that is relevant to UK entities.

For more information about the content see our video tutorials and full user guide, which explains Inform in more detail.

What makes Inform different?

Inform has a number of features that differentiate it from other products offering similar content. We have provided video tutorials to explain these features and help users make the most of them. Full instructions can be found in the Inform user guide.

Mobile version – how to use on your Smartphone.

My Inform – how to personalise your home page, create favourites, save search results, see your recently viewed documents and update your profile.

Versioned standards – See how the IFRS standards have changed over time, when and why.

More information on Inform’s features can be found in the user guide.

Why subscribe to Inform?

An annual subscription enables a company’s registered users to access the full content on Inform. For example, PwC’s guidance contains hyperlinks to related authoritative content such as relevant paragraphs within the IFRSs, making it easy to see how the standards should be applied in practice. Subscriptions are purchased on a concurrent user basis, meaning one subscription can be shared by many – on a one-at-a-time basis. There is no upper limit to the number of subscriptions that can be purchased.

If you’re still not sure, we can offer a free trial (subject to acceptance).

How much does it cost?

The cost of an annual subscription is determined by the content purchased. For example, one licence to ‘Global’ (that is, IFRSs) is GBP 750 (USD 1170 and Euros 970). Territory content is available for UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong/China and Japan..

See Inform's pricing information for further details.

How can I stay up to date with new developments?

The technical alerts, under the News section of Inform, are updated with links to new content as it is added to the site. You can subscribe to Inform updates to receive a fortnightly round-up by email.

Who can I contact for more help?

If you need help accessing content on the site, want to take out a free trial or subscribe, please contact:

uk_inform@pwc.com or Inform.support.us@us.pwc.com (for US and Americas)

Feedback

We welcome feedback. Your comments help us deliver design and content changes that will improve the site for its users. You can email us at uk_inform@pwc.com.

In order to maximise the space on the screen for the text of content and make it easier to read, we have now included the functionality buttons in a floating 'Tools' icon   . The 'Tools' icon will automatically display when you open any content and will float on the right hand side of the screen so that you can use it at any time. Clicking on the 'Tools' icon will display the normal functionality like 'Download', 'Print', 'Copy link', 'Add to my documents' and 'Add to my favourites' plus links to your document and favourite views as well as 'My Inform':

From the functionality list, click on 'Print' or 'Add to my documents' and you can choose to either 'Add selected section' (e.g. the few paragraphs highlighted here - scroll to select a different section) or 'Add full document'.

On your mobile, the 'Tools' icon is displayed as a red arrow, see below:

To find out more about the new functionality watch the Navigation video and read the updated full user guide and quick reference guides.

We have produced several quick reference guides to help you get started on Inform:

This video provides you with an introduction to Inform, including an overview of the different sections of the site. It also shows you how to access the mobile version of the site, as well as the various territory sites.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 13.5MB).

This video shows you how Inform's 'Bookshelf' page can help you access content more quickly. The 'Bookshelf' displays icons of key documents so that you're only one click away from key documents. There's a bookshelf for each category -- simply click on a book cover to access the publication or document.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 5.29MB).

Inform keeps you up to date with technical developments. This video takes you through content available on the News page, including technical updates, diary, exposure drafts and discussion papers - summary of latest developments, standards - summary of latest developments, effective date/EU endorsement, and standards by year end.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 4.08MB).

You can browse or search to find the documents you need on Inform. This video shows you how to browse the site using the contents tree. It also shows you how you can change your screen to display documents according to your preference.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 5.07MB).

This video shows you how to navigate Inform using functionality such as contents tree, 'find within document', create your own virtual document, 'see also' links, icons for printing or bookmarking documents, navigation arrow buttons, and the scroll bar.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 11.01MB).

There are lots of ways to search Inform to help you find content more quickly - this video shows you how.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 4.71MB).

This video shows you how to use advanced search features such as with/without certain words, exact phrase, and date published, to display, sort and refine your search results to help you find content more quickly on Inform.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 3.22MB).

This video shows you different ways to display, sort and refine your search results to help you find content more quickly on Inform.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 6.26MB).

Once you've found the documents you need on Inform, you can print a section of a document or a full document. You can print a hard copy or create a pdf version to save and read offline - this video shows you how.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 4.08MB).

As International Accounting Standards are continually being updated with amendments and consequential amendments, we maintain one version of all of the international accounting standards with all of the updates clearly marked. We refer to these as the version standards, which this video explains.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 5.17MB) or low resolution (wmv, 1.57MB).

This video shows you how to access all of Inform's content on a smartphone and explains how it differs from the desktop version.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 9.62MB).

This video shows you how to access your personalised content via 'My Inform'. Here you can access your favourites, documents you've created, recently viewed documents, saved searches and your profile details.

It is available to view on YouTube, or to download in high resolution (mp4, 7.88MB).

This quick reference guide (pdf, 163kb) explains the options available to company administrators in My Inform.