ITG discusses implementation of impairment requirements in IFRS 9

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24 Apr 2015

On 22 April 2015, the IFRS Transition Resource Group for Impairment of Financial Instruments (‘ITG’) held its first meeting. The ITG is a discussion forum established by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to provide support for stakeholders on implementation issues arising from the new impairment requirements following the issue of IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' (2014).

 Topics discussed at the meeting included:

  • Forecasts of future economic conditions.
  • Loan commitments — scope.
  • Expected credit losses — measurement date.
  • Assessment of significant increase in credit risk for guaranteed debt instruments.
  • The maximum period to consider when measuring expected credit losses.
  • Revolving credit facilities.
  • Measurement of expected credit losses for an issued financial guarantee contract.
  • Measurement of expected credit losses in respect of a modified financial asset.

For more information, and a summary of the discussions at the meeting, see Deloitte’s IFRS in Focus as well as the meeting summary on the IASB's website.

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