Projects

Project Summary
Agenda consultation 2011 A three-yearly public consultation on the IASB's future technical agenda. The IASB is expected to issue a Feedback Statement in the second quarter of 2012, with the development of a strategy expected later in 2012.
Annual improvements – 2010-2012 cycle The IASB's annual improvements project (for the 2010-2012 cycle), designed to provide a streamlined process for dealing efficiently with a collection of amendments to IFRSs. The IASB published Exposure Draft ED/2012/1 'Annual Improvements to IFRSs (2010—2012 Cycle)' on 3 May 2012, with comments due by 5 September 2012.
Annual improvements – 2011-2013 cycle The IASB's annual improvements project (for the 2011-2013 cycle), designed to provide a streamlined process for dealing efficiently with a collection of amendments to IFRSs. An exposure draft from this cycle is expected in the third quarter of 2012.
Common control transactions A project to address accounting for transactions between entities that are ultimately controlled by the same party or parties (so-called 'common control transactions'). Currently on hold pending the outcome of the IASB's agenda consultation.
Conceptual Framework – Comprehensive project A joint IASB-FASB project to develop a common conceptual framework to be used as a basis for accounting standards. This project is split into a number of distinct phases and the IASB is expected to recommence this project at the beginning of 2012.
Conceptual Framework Phase B – Elements and recognition Part of the comprehensive project on the Conceptual Framework, dealing with the various elements of the financial statements, such as assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and their broad recognition requirements.
Conceptual Framework Phase C – Measurement Part of the comprehensive project on the Conceptual Framework, dealing with how the various elements of the financial statements should be measured.
Conceptual Framework Phase D – Reporting entity Part of the comprehensive project on the Conceptual Framework, dealing with the boundaries of the reporting entity.
Conceptual Framework Phase E – Presentation and disclosure Part of the comprehensive project on the Conceptual Framework, dealing with the concepts underlying display and disclosure of financial information, including the boundaries of such information.
Conceptual Framework Phase F – Purpose and status Part of the comprehensive project on the Conceptual Framework, dealing with the Conceptual Framework's authoritative status, with the goal of developing a framework that is of comparable authority for the use of both the IASB and FASB in the standard-setting process.
Conceptual Framework Phase G – Application to not-for-profit entities Part of the comprehensive project on the Conceptual Framework, which will consider the applicability of the concepts developed in earlier phases to not-for-profit entities in the private sector.
Conceptual Framework Phase H – Remaining issues Part of the comprehensive project on the Conceptual Framework, dealing with any residual issues after completion of the other phases.
Consolidation – Investment entities A project which seeks to exempt eligible investment entities (such as mutual funds, unit trusts, and similar entities) from the requirement to consolidate subsidiaries, instead requiring the use of the fair value to measure those investments.
Disclosure framework This is not an official project of the IASB at this stage, but is a project that seeks to reduce the disclosure burden in financial statements.
Earnings per share A joint IASB-FASB project to converge the requirements for the calculation of earnings per share.
Effective dates and transition A joint IASB-FASB project seeking views on when new financial reporting standards resulting primarily from the Boards' work to improve and achieve convergence of IFRSs and US GAAP should become effective.
Emissions trading schemes A project to address emissions trading schemes, including the key issues of accounting for tradeable permits, the receipt of permits from governments, changes in the value of assets and liabilities.
Financial instruments – Comprehensive project A multi-faceted joint IASB-FASB project to rewrite the requirements for accounting for financial instruments, consisting of a number of sub-projects.
Financial instruments – Derecognition An IASB project to consider the derecognition of financial instruments.
Financial instruments – Hedge accounting A project to reassess accounting requirements for hedge accounting to enable companies to better reflect their risk management activities in their financial statements. This project is split into two phases: general hedge accounting (review draft expected in the second quarter of 2012, finalised later in 2012) and macro hedge accounting (DP or ED expected in the second half of 2012).
Financial instruments – Impairment A joint IASB-FASB project to consider how impairment of financial assets should be measured and recognised.
Financial instruments – Limited reconsideration of IFRS 9 A project to consider making limited and targeted improvements to IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'.
Financial instruments with characteristics of equity A joint IASB-FASB project addressing the distinction between liabilities and equity.
Financial statement presentation – Comprehensive project This project addresses broadly the issues related to the display and presentation in the financial statements of all recognised changes in assets and liabilities from transactions or other events except those related to transactions with owners as owners (sometimes called comprehensive income).
Government grants A project to reconsider the requirements for government grant accounting. This project is currently on hold.
IAS 27/IAS 32 – Put options over non-controlling interests A project to determine how an entity should account for changes in the carrying amount of financial liability for a written put option over a non-controlling interest.
IAS 37/IFRIC 6 – Levies charged for participation in a market on a specified date An IFRS Interpretations Committee project to determine whether, under certain circumstances, IFRIC 6 should be applied to other levies charged for participation in a market on a specified date to identify the event that gives rise to a liability.
IASB-FASB convergence An overarching joint IASB-FASB project designed to eliminate a variety of differences between IFRS and US GAAP.
IFRIC 15 – Meaning of 'continuous transfer' An IFRIC Interpretations Committee project to consider whether decisions reached in the IASB's revenue recognition project could provide insight into clarification of the meaning of "continuous transfer" under IFRIC 15 'Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate'.
IFRS 2 – Entity termination of an employee's employment An IFRS Interpretations Committee project considering the accounting treatment in IFRS 2 'Share-based Payment' of share-based payment awards when the entity terminates the employment of an employee.
IFRS 2 – Issues related to IFRS 2 An IASB project to consider various issues that have arisen since IFRS 2 'Share-based Payment' was issued in 2004, to discuss and decide whether (and if so, how) the issues identified should be addressed.
IFRS 2 – Vesting and non-vesting conditions A project to clarify the definition of 'vesting conditions' and 'non-vesting conditions' in IFRS 2 'Share-based Payments'.
IFRS 5 - Definition of 'discontinued operations' This project is currently on hold. It is a joint IASB-FASB project to develop a common definition of, and common disclosures about, discontinued operations.
IFRS 10 – Transitional requirements This is a short-term IASB project to consider urgent amendments to IFRS 10 'Consolidated Financial Statements' to alleviate constituent concerns that the transitional requirements of that Standard are more burdensome than had been intended. Finalised amendments to IFRS 10 are expected in the second quarter of 2012.
IFRS Interpretations Committee agenda discussions The IFRS Interpretations Committee does not take all matters referred to it onto its agenda for resolution. This project page provides a summary of Committee discussions where the issues are not taken onto the Committee agenda.
Impairment of assets This project is currently inactive. Initiated as a joint IASB-FASB project to develop a common approach to the impairment of assets.
Income taxes – Comprehensive project An IASB-FASB convergence project to eliminate differences between IFRS and US GAAP on accounting for income taxes. This project is currently on hold.
Insurance contracts – Comprehensive project A joint IASB-FASB project to a develop a common, high-quality standard that will address recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for insurance contracts.
Leases This joint IASB-FASB project seeks to improve the accounting for leases by developing an approach that is more consistent with the conceptual framework definitions of assets and liabilities.
Liabilities – Amendments to IAS 37 A project to amend the requirements of IAS 37 to clarify the requirements for accounting for liabilities of uncertain timing or amount.
Post-employment benefits – Comprehensive project A longer term joint IASB-FASB comprehensive project to consider a common standard on post-employment benefit promises.
Post-implementation review – IFRS 3 A post-implementation review of IFRS 3 'Business Combinations' to review important issues identified as contentious and to consider any unexpected costs or implementation problems encountered. The review is expected to be initiated no earlier than the third quarter of 2012.
Post-implementation review – IFRS 8 A post-implementation review of IFRS 8 'Operating Segments' to review important issues identified as contentious and to consider any unexpected costs or implementation problems encountered. The review was initiated in the first quarter of 2012, and a Request for Views is expected in the second quarter of 2012.
Rate-regulated activities An IASB project to consider whether IFRSs should require entities operating in rate-regulated environments to recognise assets and liabilities arising from the effects of rate regulation. This project is currently paused.
Revenue recognition A joint IASB-FASB project to clarify the principles for recognising revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for IFRSs and US GAAP.