The article is devoted to the problems of the reflection of long-term assets destined for sale and discontinued activity in financial accounting system in accordance with requirements of the International Accounting Standards (IAS). The purpose of the article is to highlight order of treatments for the full reflection of long-term assets and discontinued activity in the accounting and reporting. Requirements of International Financial Reporting Standard 5 “Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” on accounting of long-term assets destined for sale are analyzed in the article. Features of disclosure in the financial statements of non-current long-term assets intended for sale are argued. Examples of IFRS 5 application of in practice enterprises are presented. Conclusions define, that the accounting system and registers must allow for using the indicator of discontinued and continuing operations as each entity may sooner or later fall within the scope of IFRS 5.