New and revised pronouncements as at 30 June 2021
12 Jul, 2021
Our popular summary of new and revised financial reporting requirements, updated for financial reporting periods ending on 30 June 2021. This listing can be used to perform a quick check that new financial reporting requirements such as new and revised accounting standards and interpretations, and amendments to standards and interpretations, have been fully considered in the reporting close process.
The information below reflects developments to 8 September 2021 and will be updated through to 30 September 2021 to reflect new and revised financial reporting requirements that need to be considered for financial reporting periods ending on 30 June 2021. For accounts approved after September 2021, please also refer to subsequent versions of this document for any new and revised IFRS Standards that have additionally been issued that might require disclosure in the accounts under IAS 8:30.
The information below is organised as follows:
Summary
COVID-19 accounting considerations
Below is our usual analysis of new and amended standards, however, we are also aware that most, if not all, entities will have been impacted by the COVID-19 events. Please see our Need to know — Accounting considerations related to the Coronavirus 2019 Disease highlighting some of the key issues to be considered by the entities in preparing their financial statements and our UK Accounting Plus resource page on accounting considerations related to COVID-19. We additionally have a UK Accounting Plus collections page which includes all of our news and publications related to COVID-19.
The table below provides a summary of the pronouncements which will be mandatorily applied by UK entities for the first time at 30 June 2021, for various quarterly reporting periods. Where a UK entity chooses to prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS Standards as issued by the IASB, as well as in compliance with IFRS Standards as adopted in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, that entity should comply with the earlier IASB effective date for those items.
- For accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021, UK companies required or choosing to apply IFRS Standards will need to comply with UK-adopted IFRS Standards rather than EU-adopted IFRS Standards.
- For accounting periods beginning prior to 1 January 2021, UK companies required or choosing to apply IFRS Standards must still prepare their financial statements in accordance with EU-adopted IFRS Standards. However, companies whose financial year spans 31 December 2020, and those whose filing deadline falls after 31 December 2020 but whose accounts have not been filed before 31 December 2020, may opt to apply any new IFRS Standards adopted by the UK in addition to EU-adopted IFRS Standards as at 31 December 2020.
- For accounting periods beginning prior to 1 January 2021, if the entity has transferable securities admitted to trading on a UK regulated market, is required to produce consolidated accounts and is preparing accounts to satisfy DTR requirements, those accounts must additionally be prepared in accordance with IFRS Standards adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union. This means that EU adoption of IFRS Standards subsequent to 31 December 2020 remains relevant for such entities.
Further information on IFRS Standards in the UK is available here.
The table below provides a summary of these pronouncements, and which reporting periods they apply to:
Pronouncement | IASB Effective date* | EU/UK effective date* | UK Mandatory at 30 June 2021? | |||
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1st qtrs.** | 2nd qtrs.*** | 3rd qtrs.**** | Full yrs***** | |||
Applying IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' with IFRS 4 'Insurance Contracts' (Amendments to IFRS 4) |
1 January 2018 | 1 January 2018 | Optional ~ | Optional ~ | Optional ~ | Optional ~ |
Amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards | 1 January 2020 | 1 January 2020 | Already applied in prior year (April 2020) | Already applied in prior year (Jan 2020 | Yes | Yes |
Definition of Material (Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8) | 1 January 2020 | 1 January 2020 | Already applied in prior year (April 2020 | Already applied in prior year (Jan 2020 | Yes | Yes |
Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7) | 1 January 2020 | 1 January 2020 | Already applied in prior year (April 2020) | Already applied in prior year (Jan 2020 | Yes | Yes |
Definition of a Business (Amendments to IFRS 3) | 1 January 2020 | 1 January 2020 | Already applied in prior year (April 2020 | Already applied in prior year (Jan 2020 | Yes | Yes |
Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions (Amendment to IFRS 16) | 1 June 2020 | 1 June 2020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Interest Rate Benchmark Reform — Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16) | 1 January 2021 | 1 January 2021 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 (Amendment to IFRS 16) | 1 April 2021 | 1 April 2021 | Yes | No | No | No |
* Generally annual reporting periods beginning on or after the date indicated, may only apply to first-time adopters in some limited cases (see below for full details).
** 1st quarter ending on 30 June 2021 (accounting period began on 1 April 2021).
*** 2nd quarter ending 30 June 2021 (accounting period began 1 January 2021).
**** 3rd quarter ending 30 June 2021 (accounting period began 1 October 2020).
***** 4th quarter ending 30 June 2021 (accounting period began 1 July 2020).
~ The application of both approaches (overlay approach/ deferral approach) is optional and an entity is permitted to stop applying them before the new insurance contracts standard is applied.
More information about these pronouncements, and all new and revised pronouncements, is set out below.
Financial statement considerations in adopting new and revised pronouncements Where new and revised pronouncements are applied for the first time, there can be consequential impacts on annual financial statements, including:
Whilst disclosures associated with changes in accounting policies resulting from the initial application of new and revised pronouncements are less in interim financial reports under IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting, some disclosures are required, e.g. description of the nature and effect of any change in accounting policies and methods of computation. |
New or revised standards
The information below can be used to assist with the disclosure requirements under paragraph 30 of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors, which requires entities to disclose any new IFRS Standards that are in issue but not yet effective and which are likely to impact the entity
New or revised pronouncement | Effective date |
UK Application at 30 June 2021 to: |
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1st qtrs | 2nd qtrs | 3rd qtrs | Full yrs | ||
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts IFRS 17 requires insurance liabilities to be measured at a current fulfillment value and provides a more uniform measurement and presentation approach for all insurance contracts. These requirements are designed to achieve the goal of a consistent, principle-based accounting for insurance contracts. IFRS 17 supersedes IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts as of 1 January 2021. Issued: 18 May 2017 (Summary of IFRS 17, Article, Newsletter). |
Applicable to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. The original effective date of IFRS 17 of 1 January 2021 was amended by Amendments to IFRS 17 issued by the IASB in June 2020. Not yet endorsed for use in the EU or the UK. |
Amendments
New or revised pronouncement | When effective | UK Application at 30 June 2021 to: | |||
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1st qtrs | 2nd qtrs | 3rd qtrs | Full yrs | ||
Editorial Corrections (various) The IASB periodically issues Editorial Corrections and changes to IFRSs and other pronouncements. Since the beginning of calendar 2012, such corrections have been made in February 2012, July 2012, March 2013, September 2013, November 2013 and March 2014, September 2014, December 2014, March 2015, April 2015, September 2015, December 2015, March 2016, May 2016, September 2016, December 2016, September 2017, November 2017, December 2018, March 2019, May 2019, December 2019, July 2020, September 2020, October 2020, November 2020 and June 2021. Note: For details of these editorial corrections, see our IASB editorial corrections page. |
As minor editorial corrections, these changes are effectively immediately applicable under IFRS | See comment in previous column | |||
Applying IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' with IFRS 4 'Insurance Contracts' (Amendments to IFRS 4)
Amends IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts provide two options for entities that issue insurance contracts within the scope of IFRS 4:
The application of both approaches is optional and an entity is permitted to stop applying them before the new insurance contracts standard is applied.
Issued: 12 September 2016 (article, newsletter)
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Overlay approach to be applied when IFRS 9 is first applied. Deferral approach effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. In June 2020 the IASB issued Extension of the Temporary Exemption from Applying IFRS 9 (Amendments to IFRS 4) which changes the fixed expiry date for the temporary exemption (the deferral approach) in IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts from applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, so that entities would be required to apply IFRS 9 for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023.
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Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards
Issued: 29 March 2018 (article) |
Annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020 |
Already applied in prior year (April 2020) |
Already applied in prior year (January 2020) |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Definition of a Business (Amendments to IFRS 3) The amendments in Definition of a Business (Amendments to IFRS 3) are changes to Appendix A Defined terms, the application guidance, and the illustrative examples of IFRS 3 only. They:
Issued: 22 October 2018 (article/newsletter) |
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Already applied in prior year (April 2020) |
Already applied in prior year (January 2020) |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Definition of Material (Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8) The amendments in Definition of Material (Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8) clarify the definition of ‘material’ and align the definition used in the Conceptual Framework and the standards. Issued: 31 October 2018 (article)
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Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020 |
Already applied in prior year (April 2020) |
Already applied in prior year (January 2020) |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7) The amendments in Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7) clarify that entities would continue to apply certain hedge accounting requirements assuming that the interest rate benchmark on which the hedged cash flows and cash flows from the hedging instrument are based will not be altered as a result of interest rate benchmark reform. Issued: 26 September 2019 (article) |
Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020 |
Already applied in prior year (April 2020) |
Already applied in prior year (January 2020) |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 (Amendment to IFRS 16) Extends, by one year, the May 2020 amendment that provides lessees with an exemption from assessing whether a COVID-19-related rent concession is a lease modification The Changes in Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 (Amendment to IFRS 16) amend IFRS 16 to
Issued: 31 March 2021 (article) |
The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2021 (earlier application permitted, including in financial statements not yet authorised for issue at the date the amendment is issued). Endorsed for use by the UK but not yet endorsed for use in the EU. |
Mandatory - endorsed by both the EU and UK. |
Optional - Endorsed by both the UK and EU. |
Optional - Endorsed by both the UK and EU. |
Optional - Endorsed by both the UK and EU. |
Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current (Amendments to IAS 1) The amendments aim to promote consistency in applying the requirements by helping companies determine whether, in the statement of financial position, debt and other liabilities with an uncertain settlement date should be classified as current (due or potentially due to be settled within one year) or non-current Issued: 23 January 2020 (article) |
Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023 (see 'Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current — Deferral of Effective Date (Amendment to IAS 1)' below). Original effective date 1 January 2022. Not yet endorsed for use in the EU or the UK.
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Property, Plant and Equipment — Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16) The amendments amend IAS 16 to prohibit deducting from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment any proceeds from selling items produced while bringing that asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Instead, an entity recognises the proceeds from selling such items, and the cost of producing those items, in profit or loss. Issued: 14 May 2020 (article, newsletter) |
Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022 |
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Annual Improvements 2018-2020 Cycle Makes amendments to the following standards:
Issued: 14 May 2020 (article, newsletter) |
The amendments to IFRS 1, IFRS 9, and IAS 41 are all effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022. Early application is permitted. The amendment to IFRS 16 only regards an illustrative example, so no effective date is stated. Endorsed for use in the EU but not in the UK. |
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Reference to the Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3) The changes:
Issued: 14 May 2020 (article, newsletter) |
The amendments published today are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022. Early application is permitted if an entity also applies all other updated references (published together with the updated Conceptual Framework) at the same time or earlier Endorsed for use in the EU but not in the UK. |
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Onerous Contracts — Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37) The changes specify that the ‘cost of fulfilling’ a contract comprises the ‘costs that relate directly to the contract’. Costs that relate directly to a contract can either be incremental costs of fulfilling that contract (examples would be direct labour, materials) or an allocation of other costs that relate directly to fulfilling contracts (an example would be the allocation of the depreciation charge for an item of property, plant and equipment used in fulfilling the contract). Issued: 14 MAy 2020 (article, newsletter) |
Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022. Endorsed for use in the EU but not in the UK. |
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Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions (Amendment to IFRS 16) Amends IFRS 16 to provide lessees with an exemption from assessing whether a COVID-19-related rent concession is a lease modification. The changes:
The practical expedient applies to COVID-19-related rent concessions that result in reduction in lease payments due on or before 30 June 2021. Issued: 28 MAy 2020 (article,newsletter)
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The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 June 2020.
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Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Amendments to IFRS 17 Amends IFRS 17 to address concerns and implementation challenges that were identified after IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts was published in 2017. The main changes are:
Issued: 25 June 2020 (article)
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The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Earlier application is permitted. Not yet endorsed for use in the EU or the UK. |
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Extension of the Temporary Exemption from Applying IFRS 9 (Amendments to IFRS 4) The amendment changes the fixed expiry date for the temporary exemption in IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts from applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, so that entities would be required to apply IFRS 9 for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Issued: 25 June 2020 (article) |
In June 2020 the IASB issued Extension of the Temporary Exemption from Applying IFRS 9 (Amendments to IFRS 4) which changes the fixed expiry date for the temporary exemption (the deferral approach) in IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts from applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, so that entities would be required to apply IFRS 9 for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
'Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current — Deferral of Effective Date (Amendment to IAS 1)' The amendment defers the effective date of the January 2020 amendments (see above) by one year. Issued: 15 July 2020 (article)
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The changes in Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current — Deferral of Effective Date defer the effective date of Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (Amendments to IAS 1) to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Earlier application of the January 2020 amendments continue to be permitted. Not yet endorsed for use in the EU or the UK. |
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Interest Rate Benchmark Reform — Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16) Issued: 27 August 2020 (article)
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Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021. |
Mandatory - endorsed by both the EU and UK. |
Mandatory - Endorsed by both the UK and EU. |
Optional - Endorsed by both the UK and EU. |
Optional - Endorsed by both the UK and EU. |
Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2) The amendments require that an entity discloses its material accounting policies, instead of its significant accounting policies. Further amendments explain how an entity can identify a material accounting policy. Examples of when an accounting policy is likely to be material are added. To support the amendment, the Board has also developed guidance and examples to explain and demonstrate the application of the ‘four-step materiality process’ described in IFRS Practice Statement 2. Issued: 12 February 2021 (article) |
Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Not yet endorsed for use in the EU or the UK.
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Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS 12) The amendments clarify how companies account for deferred tax on transactions such as leases and decommissioning obligations. The amendments provide an exemption from the initial recognition exemption provided in IAS 12.15(b) and IAS 12.24. Accordingly, the initial recognition exemption does not apply to transactions in which both deductible and taxable temporary differences arise on initial recognition that result in the recognition of equal deferred tax assets and liabilities. Issued: 7 May 2021 (article) |
Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Not yet endorsed for use in the EU or the UK. |
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Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS 8) The amendments replace the definition of a change in accounting estimates with a definition of accounting estimates. Under the new definition, accounting estimates are “monetary amounts in financial statements that are subject to measurement uncertainty”. Entities develop accounting estimates if accounting policies require items in financial statements to be measured in a way that involves measurement uncertainty. The amendments clarify that a change in accounting estimate that results from new information or new developments is not the correction of an error. Issued: 12 February 2021 (article) |
Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Not yet endorsed for use in the EU or the UK.
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