Updated IASB work plan — Analysis
18 May 2019
Following the IASB's May 2019 meeting, we have analysed the IASB work plan to see what changes have resulted from the meeting and other developments since the work plan was last revised in April. Changes are few, however, not all known developments are reflected in the work plan yet.
Below is an analysis of all changes that were made to the work plan since our last analysis on 12 April 2019.
Standard-setting projects
- Primary financial statements — at this month's meeting the IASB decided that the next consultation document will be an exposure draft, not a discussion paper; the timing remains unchanged (H2 2019)
Maintenance projects
- IBOR reform and the effects on financial reporting — an exposure draft of proposed amendments was published on 3 May 2019; a first discussion of the feedback received is scheduled for Q3 2019
- Onerous Contracts — Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37) — at this month's meeting the IASB discussed the feedback received; the next step will now be a decision on the project direction (no date given)
Research projects
- No changes
Other projects
- Due Process Handbook Review — an exposure draft of proposed amendments was published on 30 April 2019; a first discussion of the feedback received is scheduled for Q4 2019
Known changes not reflected in the work plan update
The IASB has announced that it expects to publish an exposure draft Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020 on 21 May 2019. In the work plan the projects concerned are still noted as expecting an exposure draft in June 2019. The following projects are part of the annual improvements 2018-2020:
- Fees in the ‘10 per cent’ Test for Derecognition (Amendments to IFRS 9)
- Lease Incentives (Amendment to Illustrative Example 13 accompanying IFRS 16)
- Subsidiary as a First-time Adopter (Amendments to IFRS 1)
- Taxation in Fair Value Measurements (Amendments to IAS 41)
The above is a faithful comparison of the IASB work plan at 12 April 2019 and at 18 May 2019. For access to the current IASB work plan at any time, please click here.
