2022

African ministers support the ISSB’s work and see potential in early adoption

13 Sep 2022

Following a meeting of African Ministers of Finance, Economy and Environment, a communiqué has been released that also comments on the work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the potential that would come with an early adoption of its standards in Africa.

The communiqué states:

We [...] support the work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to introduce a global baseline of sustainability disclosures to meet the needs of capital markets, which will enhance transparency, accountability, efficiency and comparability across market. Early adoption by African jurisdictions and companies has the potential to attract more investment and to boost private sector development in Africa. We urge the ISSB to work closely with African stakeholders and to provide strong advisory and capacity building support to achieve early adoption of the ISSB standards in Africa.

Please click to access the full communiqué on the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa website.

IASB meeting agenda updated for UK national holiday for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

12 Sep 2022

The IFRS Foundation has announced that its office will be closed on 19 September 2022 for the national holiday for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and has reschedule the IASB September meeting.

The IASB meeting has rescheduled with the following discussions: 

  • Equity Method moved from Monday 19 September into two separate discussions on Tuesday 20 September and Wednesday 21 September.
  • Goodwill discussions moved from Monday 19 September to Tuesday 20 September.
  • Rate-regulated activities discussions moved from Tuesday 20 September to Thursday 22 September.

Meeting times have also been adjusted. The agenda page has been updated to reflect these changes.

September 2022 IASB meeting agenda posted

09 Sep 2022

The IASB has posted the agenda for its next meeting, which will be held in its office in London on 20–22 September 2022. There are eleven topics on the agenda.

The Board will discuss the following:

  • Goodwill and impairment
  • Equity method
  • Rate-regulated activities
  • Post-implementation review (PIR) of IFRS 9
  • Financial instruments with characteristics of equity
  • Primary financial statements
  • Board work plan update
  • PIR of IFRS 15
  • Contractual cash flow characteristics
  • Extractive activities
  • Maintenance and consistent application

The full agenda for the meeting can be found here. We will post any updates to the agenda, our com­pre­hen­sive pre-meet­ing summaries, as well as observer notes from the meeting on this page as they become available.

September 2022 ISSB meeting agenda posted

09 Sep 2022

The ISSB has posted the agenda for its meeting, which will be held in Frankfurt on 20–23 September 2022. There are three topics on the agenda.

The Board will discuss the following:

  • General Sus­tain­abil­ity-re­lated Dis­clo­sures
  • Cli­mate-re­lated Dis­clo­sures
  • IASB update

The full agenda for the meeting can be found here. We will post any updates to the agenda, our com­pre­hen­sive pre-meet­ing summaries, as well as observer notes from the meeting on this page as they become available.

European Union formally adopts amendments to IFRS 17

09 Sep 2022

The European Union has published a Commission Regulation endorsing 'Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 — Comparative Information (Amendment to IFRS 17)' issued by the IASB in December 2021.

The IASB published the amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts to enable companies to improve the usefulness of the comparative information presented on initial application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9.

The Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 September 2022.

Pre-meeting summaries for the September 2022 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting

08 Sep 2022

The IFRS Interpretations Committee (Committee) meets on 13 September 2022. The Committee will discuss three comment letter analyses on tentative agenda decisions and an item for input on an IASB project.

Comment letters on tentative agenda decisions

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts and IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates—Multi-currency Groups of Insurance Contracts: In June 2022, the Committee published a tentative agenda decision in response to a submission about how to account for insurance contracts that generate cash flows in more than one currency. Most of the respondents agreed (or did not disagree) with the Committee’s conclusion regarding identifying portfolios of insurance contracts. 11 out of 18 respondents agreed (or did not disagree) with the Committee’s conclusions regarding the measurement of a multi-currency group of insurance contracts and 7 respondents expressed concerns that an entity could develop a multi-currency accounting policy.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC): Accounting for Warrants at Acquisition: In March 2022, the Committee published a tentative agenda decision on how an entity accounts for warrants on acquiring a SPAC. Most respondents agreed (or did not disagree) with the technical analysis and conclusions but raised concerns about the potential unintended consequences.

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 16 Leases— Lessor Forgiveness of Lease Payments:  In March 2022, the Committee published a tentative agenda in response to the submission about a lessor’s application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 16 in accounting for a particular rent concession for which the only change to the lease contract is the lessor’s forgiveness of lease payments due from the lessee under that contract. 11 out of 23 respondents agreed with the analysis of the Committee but requested clarification on some aspects of the analysis while 11 respondents disagreed with the Committee’s analysis and conclusion.

After analysing the comments from the respondents, the staff recommend finalising all three agenda decisions with some suggested changes.

Input on IASB project

Amendments to IAS 21—Lack of Exchangeability: In April 2021, the IASB published Exposure Draft ED/2021/4 Lack of Exchangeability, which proposed amendments to IAS 21. The purpose of the project is to assess the need to add requirements on how an entity determines whether a currency is exchangeable into another currency and the accounting requirements to apply when it is not. To assist the staff in developing recommendations for the IASB, the staff is asking Committee members for their views on one of the proposals in the ED—determining the spot exchange rate when exchangeability is lacking.

Matters reported to the IASB: The staff have reported several of the Committee’s matters to the IASB but have not identified any matters to recommend for further discussion by the Committee. There were various matters that the IASB is considering as part of its work plan, may consider as part of its future work plan or considered and decided (or tentatively decided) not to add to the work plan.

Work in progress: There are no new matters that have not been presented to the Committee.

The full agenda for the meeting and our com­pre­hen­sive pre-meet­ing summaries can be found here.

IASB issues exposure draft of proposed amendments to the IFRS for SMEs

08 Sep 2022

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published an Exposure Draft (ED) of proposed amendments to its 'International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities' (IFRS for SMEs). The proposals are the result of the second comprehensive review of that standard. The IASB suggests changes to all of the 35 sections, however, some of the changes are minor. Comments on IASB/ED/2022/1 are requested by 7 March 2023.

 

Background

On 9 July 2009, the IASB had issued the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-Sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs). This standard was meant to provide simplifications to the requirements in full IFRSs that reflect the needs of users of SMEs' financial statements and cost-benefit considerations. Compared with full IFRSs, it is less complex in that topics with no relevance to SMEs are omitted, policy choices are reduced, requirements in full IFRSs are simplified and disclosures are reduced.

In order to balance keeping the requirements of the IFRS for SMEs broadly in sync with those in full IFRSs on the one hand and reducing the burden stemming from regular changes to the literature on the other, the IASB had decided that the IFRS for SMEs should be subject to a review approximately once every three years. The Board had also decided that not necessarily all changes made to full IFRSs during that period would be copied to the IFRS for SMEs; rather, a change in full IFRSs would cause the Board to consider whether (and, if so, how) the current version should be amended.

The IASB took up a first review of the IFRS for SMEs in 2012, resulting in the May 2015 amendments to the IFRS for SMEs, which became effective 1 January 2017. A second review was taken up in 2019 to identify whether and, if so, how the IFRS for SMEs should be updated to take account of IFRSs and amendments not currently incorporated into the IFRS for SMEs.

 

Suggested changes to the IFRS for SMEs

While there are proposed changes to all sections of the standard, the table below lists the most important ones:

Topic Description
Definition of public accountability The IASB proposes to add clarity to the standard without changing the intended scope by noting that banks, credit unions, insurance companies, securities brokers/dealers, mutual funds and investment banks are often publicly accountable as well as entities where there is a high degree of outside interest in the entity.
Definition of an asset/liability liability The IASB proposes to align the definition of an asset and of a liability with the 2018  Conceptual Framework with two exceptions where they want to avoid unintended consequences.
Definition of control The IASB proposes aligning the standard with IFRS 10 and introducing control as the single basis for consolidation that applies to all entities. The IASB also proposes to retain the rebuttable presumption that control exists when an investor owns more than a majority of the voting rights of an investee as a simplification of the control model.
Impairment of financial assets The IASB proposes to retain the incurred loss model for trade receivables and contract assets regarding revenue from contracts with customers and to require an expected credit loss model for all other financial assets measured at amortised cost. The requirement for impairment of equity instruments to be measured at cost would be retained.
Fair value measurement The IASB proposes aligning the standard with IFRS 13. This alignment would not amend the requirements for when to use fair value measurement.
Joint control The IASB proposes aligning the definition of joint control and retaining the classification of a joint arrangement as jointly controlled assets, a jointly controlled operation, or a jointly controlled entity and the measurement requirements for these classifications.
Acquisition method of accounting The IASB proposes partially aligning the standard with the acquisition method of accounting in IFRS 3.
Revenue from contracts with customers The IASB proposes aligning the standard with the principles and language used in IFRS 15. The proposed revised requirements are based on the five-step model in IFRS 15, with simplifications that retain the basic principles in IFRS 15 for recognising revenue.
Employee benefits The IASB proposes to delete the paragraph of the standard containing the measurement simplifications for defined benefit obligations.
Whether further action is required

The ED also contains question regarding whether further action is required on the following topics:

  • Alignment on the requirements for leases
  • Alignment on the recognition and measurement requirements for development costs
  • Requirement to offset equity instruments
  • Step acquisitions

 

Comment deadline and next steps

Comments on IASB/ED/2022/1 Third edition of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard close on 7 March 2023.

The IASB will consider the comments it receives on the proposals and will then decide whether to proceed with any of the suggested amendments to the IFRS for SMEs.

 

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IFRS Foundation sets up consultative committee on sustainability

07 Sep 2022

The IFRS Foundation has announced the formation of the Sustainability Consultative Committee (SCC). The SCC’s remit is to identify, inform and advise the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) on priority sustainability matters and related technical protocols, as well as significant interdependencies between sustainability matters.

The SCC has four permanent member organisations ― the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations and the World Bank. Alongside these permanent organisations, seven additional expert members have been appointed.

Please see the press release on the IFRS Foundation website for more information. A full list of member organisations can be found here.

New and revised pronouncements as at 30 September 2022

06 Sep 2022

Our popular summary of new and revised financial reporting requirements, updated for financial reporting periods ending on 30 September 2022. 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 can also 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 IFRSs that are in issue but not yet effective and which are likely to impact the entity.

Financial reporting considerations related to the Russia-Ukraine War
Below is our usual analysis of new and amended standards, however, we are also aware that many entities will have been impacted by Russia's invasion into Ukraine. Please see our IFRS in Focus — Financial reporting considerations related to the Russia-Ukraine War highlighting some of the key issues to be considered by the entities in preparing their financial statements.

This table can be used for all annual accounting periods. A 1st quarter ending on 30 September 2022 would mean that the annual reporting period began on 1 July 2022. Similarly, 2nd quarters ending on 30 September 2022 refer to annual periods that began on 1 April 2022, 3rd quarters ending on 30 September 2022 refer to annual periods that began on 1 January 2022, and 4th quarters ending on 30 September 2022 refer to annual periods that began on 1 October 2021.

The information below reflects developments to 31 October 2022 and will be updated through to December 2022 to reflect new and revised financial reporting requirements that need to be considered for financial reporting periods ending on 30 September 2022. For accounts approved after September 2022, please also refer to subsequent versions of this document for any new and revised IFRSs that have additionally been issued that might require disclosure in the accounts under IAS 8:30.

The information below is organised as follows:

 

Summary

Pronouncements applicable to entities applying IFRSs at the IASB effective dates

The table below provides a summary of the pronouncements which will be mandatorily applied by entities for the first time at 30 September 2022, for various quarterly reporting periods:

Pronouncement Effective date* Mandatory at 30 September 2022?
1st qtrs 2nd qtrs 3rd qtrs Full yrs
AMENDMENTS
Applying IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' with IFRS 4 'Insurance Contracts' (Amendments to IFRS 4)
1 January 2018 Optional° Optional° Optional° Optional°
Interest Rate Benchmark Reform — Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16)
1 January 2021 ** ** ** Yes
Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 (Amendment to IFRS 16) 1 April 2021 ** ** Yes Yes
Reference to the Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3) 1 January 2022 Yes Yes Yes -
Property, Plant and Equipment — Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16) 1 January 2022 Yes Yes Yes -
Onerous Contracts — Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37) 1 January 2022 Yes Yes Yes -
Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020 1 January 2022 Yes Yes Yes -

* Generally annual periods beginning on or after the date indicated, may only apply to first-time adopters in some limited cases (see the detailed information for each pronouncement below for full details).

** This pronouncement has already been implemented in previous periods by entities with this reporting date (where it applied to the entity).

° 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:

  • Impact of transitional provisions. IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors contains a general requirement that changes in accounting policies are retrospectively applied, but this does not apply to the extent an individual pronouncement has specific transitional provisions.
  • Disclosures about changes in accounting policies. Where an entity changes its accounting policy as a result of the initial application of an IFRS and it has an effect on the current period or any prior period, IAS 8 requires the disclosure of a number of matters, e.g. the title of the IFRS, the nature of the change in accounting policy, a description of the transitional provisions, and the amount of the adjustment for each financial statement line item affected
  • Third statement of financial position. IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements requires the presentation of a third statement of financial position as at the beginning of the preceding period in addition to the minimum comparative financial statements in a number of situations, including if an entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively and the retrospective application has a material effect on the information in the statement of financial position at the beginning of the preceding period
  • Earnings per share (EPS). Where applicable to the entity, IAS 33 Earnings Per Share requires basic and diluted EPS to be adjusted for the impacts of adjustments result from changes in accounting policies accounted for retrospectively and IAS 8 requires the disclosure of the amount of any such adjustments.

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


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 2023.

Issued: 18 May 2017

Effective date:

Applicable to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023
Endorsed for use in the EU, albeit with an optional exemption from applying the annual cohort requirement.

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


 

 

Amendments


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:

  • an option that permits entities to reclassify, from profit or loss to other comprehensive income, some of the income or expenses arising from designated financial assets; this is the so-called overlay approach;
  • an optional temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9 for entities whose predominant activity is issuing contracts within the scope of IFRS 4; this is the so-called deferral approach.

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

Effective date:

Overlay approach to be applied when IFRS 9 is first applied. Deferral approach effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 and only available for five years after that date.

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


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

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024
Not yet endorsed for use in the EU.

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Reference to the Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3)

The amendments update an outdated reference to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS 3 without significantly changing the requirements in the standard.

Issued: 14 May 2020

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Property, Plant and Equipment — Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16)

The amendments 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

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Onerous Contracts — Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37)

The amendments 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 

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020

Makes amendments to the following standards:

  • IFRS 1 – The amendment permits a subsidiary that applies paragraph D16(a) of IFRS 1 to measure cumulative translation differences using the amounts reported by its parent, based on the parent’s date of transition to IFRSs.
  • IFRS 9 – The amendment clarifies which fees an entity includes when it applies the ‘10 per cent’ test in paragraph B3.3.6 of IFRS 9 in assessing whether to derecognise a financial liability. An entity includes only fees paid or received between the entity (the borrower) and the lender, including fees paid or received by either the entity or the lender on the other’s behalf.
  • IFRS 16 – The amendment to Illustrative Example 13 accompanying IFRS 16 removes from the example the illustration of the reimbursement of leasehold improvements by the lessor in order to resolve any potential confusion regarding the treatment of lease incentives that might arise because of how lease incentives are illustrated in that example.
  • IAS 41 – The amendment removes the requirement in paragraph 22 of IAS 41 for entities to exclude taxation cash flows when measuring the fair value of a biological asset using a present value technique.

Issued: 14 May 2020

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


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:

  • Deferral of the date of initial application of IFRS 17 by two years to annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023
  • Additional scope exclusion for credit card contracts and similar contracts that provide insurance coverage as well as optional scope exclusion for loan contracts that transfer significant insurance risk
  • Recognition of insurance acquisition cash flows relating to expected contract renewals, including transition provisions and guidance for insurance acquisition cash flows recognised in a business acquired in a business combination
  • Clarification of the application of IFRS 17 in interim financial statements allowing an accounting policy choice at a reporting entity level
  • Clarification of the application of contractual service margin (CSM) attributable to investment-return service and investment-related service and changes to the corresponding disclosure requirements
  • Extension of the risk mitigation option to include reinsurance contracts held and non-financial derivatives
  • Amendments to require an entity that at initial recognition recognises losses on onerous insurance contracts issued to also recognise a gain on reinsurance contracts held
  • Simplified presentation of insurance contracts in the statement of financial position so that entities would present insurance contract assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position determined using portfolios of insurance contracts rather than groups of insurance contracts
  • Additional transition relief for business combinations and additional transition relief for the date of application of the risk mitigation option and the use of the fair value transition approach

Issued: 25 June 2020

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


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

Effective date:

Immediately available.

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

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 by one year, so that entities would be required to apply the amendment for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024.

Issued: 15 July 2020 

Effective date:

Immediately available.
Not yet endorsed for use in the EU.

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Interest Rate Benchmark Reform — Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16)

The amendments in Interest Rate Benchmark Reform — Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16) introduce a practical expedient for modifications required by the reform, clarify that hedge accounting is not discontinued solely because of the IBOR reform, and introduce disclosures that allow users to understand the nature and extent of risks arising from the IBOR reform to which the entity is exposed to and how the entity manages those risks as well as the entity’s progress in transitioning from IBORs to alternative benchmark rates, and how the entity is managing this transition.

Issued: 27 August 2020

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

[Note 1]

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

[Note 1]

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

[Note 1]

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory


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

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023
Endorsed for use in the EU, however, as practice statements are not endorsed for application in the European Union, the amendments to IFRS Practice Statement 2 have not been endorsed.

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


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

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 (Amendment to IFRS 16)

The amendment 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.

Issued: 31 March 2021 

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2021

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

[Note 1]

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

[Note 1]

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Mandatory


Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS 12)

The amendments clarify that the initial recognition exemption does not apply to transactions in which equal amounts of deductible and taxable temporary differences arise on initial recognition.

Issued: 7 May 2021 

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 — Comparative Information (Amendment to IFRS 17)

The amendment permits entities that first apply IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 at the same time to present comparative information about a financial asset as if the classification and measurement requirements of IFRS 9 had been applied to that financial asset before.

Issued: 9 December 2021

Effective date:

An entity that elects to apply the amendment applies it when it first applies IFRS 17

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Amendments to IFRS 16)

The amendment clarifies how a seller-lessee subsequently measures sale and leaseback transactions that satisfy the requirements in IFRS 15 to be accounted for as a sale.

Issued: 22 September 2022

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (Amendments to IAS 1)

The amendment clarifies how conditions with which an entity must comply within twelve months after the reporting period affect the classification of a liability.

Issued: 31 October 2022

Effective date:

Annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024

First quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Second quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Third quarters ending 30 September 2022:

Optional

Annual periods ending 30 September 2022:

Optional


Editorial Corrections (various)

The IASB periodically issues Editorial Corrections and changes to IFRSs and other pronouncements. Since the beginning of calendar 2021, such corrections have been made in June 2021, October 2021, December 2021, January 2022, July 2022 and October 2022.

Note: For details of these editorial corrections, see our IASB editorial corrections page.

Effective date:

As minor editorial corrections, these changes are effectively immediately applicable under IFRS


 

 

GPF seeks members

05 Sep 2022

The Global Preparers Forum (GPF) is seeking new members with an emphasis for candidates from emerging economies.

The closing date for applications is 30 September 2022. New members will start on 1 November 2022 for a term lasting between two to five years. For more information, see the press release on the IFRS Foundation website.

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