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Date recorded:

The IFRS Interpretations Committee (Committee) meets on Tuesday 1 February 2022.

The Committee will discuss an ongoing matter, the comment letter analysis for one tentative agenda decision and an educational paper.

Ongoing matter

IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets—Negative low or new energy vehicle credits: In its November 2021 meeting, the Committee discussed a submission asking whether an entity with negative low emission vehicle credits has a present obligation that meets the definition of a liability in IAS 37. In the meeting, Committee members generally agreed with the staff's analysis that an entity that has generated negative credits has an obligation that meets the definition of a liability in IAS 37. Some Committee members suggested refining the words in the tentative agenda decision and some members suggested the analysis of the implications of the consensus in IFRIC 6 Liabilities arising from Participating in a Specific Market—Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. The staff recommend publishing the tentative agenda decision with proposed refinements to the wordings.

Comment letter analysis

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance—TLTRO III Transactions: In its June 2021 meeting, the Committee discussed a submission asking how banks account for the European Central Bank (ECB)’s Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO). Specifically, the submission asked whether the TLTRO III tranches are loans at a below-market interest rate which should be accounted for as a government grant. The staff have analysed the comment letters and recommend finalising the agenda decision with minor editorial changes.

Education session

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts—Profit recognition for annuity contracts: The Committee received a submission about determining how to recognise unearned profit as revenue based on the services an entity provides to policyholders of annuity contracts in a scenario where an entity includes unearned profit in the measurement of insurance contracts and subsequently recognises it as revenue as the entity provides services. The paper provides an overview of the applicable IFRS 17 requirements and other background related to those requirements.

Administrative matters

Work in progress: The following new matters have not yet been presented to the Committee:

  • Rent Concessions: Lessors and Lessees (IFRS 16 and IFRS 9)
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC): Accounting for warrants at acquisition (IFRS 2 or IAS 32)
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC): Classification of Public Shares as Liabilities or Equity (IAS 32)

Correction list for hyphenation

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