Deloitte comment letter on tentative agenda decision on IFRS 15 — Training costs to fulfil a contract

Published on: 25 Nov, 2019

We have commented on the IFRS Interpretations Committee's publication in the September 2019 IFRIC Update of the tentative decision not to take onto the Committee's agenda the request for clarification on whether an entity recognises training costs incurred to fulfil a contract with a customer as an asset or an expense when incurred.

We agree with the IFRS In­ter­pre­ta­tions Committee’s decision not to add this item onto its agenda for the reasons set out in the tentative agenda decision; however, we are concerned that the request received by the Committee indicates a potential ambiguity on the IFRS Standard (IAS 38 vs IFRS 15) that applies to certain costs and that, without further clarity, inappropriate analogies may be drawn to the tentative agenda decision.

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