Updated IASB work plan — Analysis (October 2021)
Nov 01, 2021
On October 29, 2021, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) updated its work plan following its October 2021 meeting.
Below is an analysis of all changes made to the work plan since our last analysis on September 27, 2021.
Standard-setting projects
- Management commentary — Feedback on the exposure draft will now be discussed in Q1 2022 (previously H1 2022)
- Rate-regulated activities — The discussion of feedback to the exposure draft will continue in November 2021
Maintenance projects
- Initial application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 — Comparative Information — After discussion of the feedback received at the October 2021 meeting, final amendments are expected in December 2021
- IAS 21 — Lack of exchangeability — The discussion of feedback is now expected in January 2021 (previously Q1 2022)
- Lease liability in a sale and leaseback — a decision on the project direction is now expected in December 2021 (previously Q4 2021)
Research projects
- Business combinations under common control — Feedback received on the discussion paper will now be discussed in December 2021 (previously Q4 2021)
- Goodwill and impairment — A decision on the project direction is now expected in Q1 2022 (previously H1 2022)
- Pension benefits that depend on asset returns — The IASB decided at the October 2021 meeting to discontinue this project; the publication of a project summary will be the final project step (no date given)
- Post-implementation review of IFRS 10-12 — A feedback statement is now expected in H1 2022 (previously Q1 2022)
- Post-implementation review of IFRS 9 — A request for information was published on September 30, 2021, the discussion of the feedback received is expected in H1 2022
Other projects
- IFRS Taxonomy Update — 2021 General improvements and common practice — newly added to the work plan; a proposed update is expected in December 2021
- IFRS Taxonomy Update — Amendments to IAS 1, IAS 8 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 — a final update is now expected in December 2021 (previously November 2021)
- IFRS Taxonomy Update — Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 ― Comparative Information — newly added to the work plan; a proposed update is expected in December 2021
- Sustainability-related reporting — While the work plan still says that the discussion of the feedback on the exposure draft is expected to occur in October 2021, the publicly expected next step is a formal announcement of the current state of developments at COP26
The revised IASB work plan is available on the Board's website.