Company value is increasingly being driven by intangible assets, yet many of these assets do not appear on company balance sheets as they don't satisfy the recognition requirements of IAS 38/AASB 138 Intangible assets.

Based on the relevant reading and your research, explain why 'financial statements don't work for digital companies' such as Facebook. Do these financial statements meet their objective of providing relevant information to users?

Based on the contents of this week's topic, and relevant readings and research, answer the above question including references. Your answer need to undertake your own research on this.