Updated IASB and ISSB work plan — Analysis (February 2024)

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29 Feb 2024

Following the IASB and ISSB meetings this month, we have analysed the work plan on the IFRS Foundation website to see what changes have resulted from the meetings and other developments since the work plan was last revised in January 2024.

Below is an analysis of all changes made to the work plan since our last analysis on 29 January 2024.

Stan­dard-set­ting projects

  • Dis­clo­sure ini­tia­tive — Sub­sidiaries without public ac­count­abil­ity: Dis­clo­sures— A final standard is now expected in May 2024 (pre­vi­ously April 2024)

Main­te­nance projects

  • Addendum to the Exposure Draft Third edition of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard — The exposure draft is now expected in April 2024 (previously Q2 2024)
  • Annual Im­prove­ments to IFRS Accounting Standards— Final amendments of the following projects are expected in Q3 2024:
    • Cost Method (Amend­ments to IAS 7)
    • Dere­cog­ni­tion of Lease Li­a­bil­i­ties (Amend­ments to IFRS 9)
    • De­ter­mi­na­tion of a ‘De Facto Agent’ (Amend­ments to IFRS 10)
    • Dis­clo­sure of Deferred Dif­fer­ence between Fair Value and Trans­ac­tion Price (Amend­ments to Guidance on im­ple­ment­ing IFRS 7)
    • Gain or Loss on Dere­cog­ni­tion (Amend­ments to IFRS 7)
    • Hedge Accounting by a First-time Adopter (Amend­ments to IFRS 1)
    • In­tro­duc­tion and Credit Risk Dis­clo­sures (Amend­ments to Guidance on im­ple­ment­ing IFRS 7)
    • Trans­ac­tion Price (Amend­ments to IFRS 9)
  • Climate-related and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements — A decision on the project direction is now expected in April 2024 (previously Q2 2024)
  • Power purchase agreements — The exposure draft is now expected in May 2024 (previously Q2 2024)
  • Updating the Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures Standard The exposure draft is now expected in Q3 2024 (previously Q2 2024)
  • Use of a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency by a Non-hyperinflationary Entity (IAS 21) — The exposure draft is now expected in Q3 2024 (previously H2 2024)

Research projects

  • Business Combinations under Common Control — A project summary is now expected in April 2024 (previously Q2 2024)
  • Post-implementation Review of IFRS 9 — Impairment — A feedback statement (previously a project summary) is now expected in Q3 2024 (previously H2 2024).

Governance

  • ISSB Consultation on Agenda Priorities The next project step will now be a feedback statement to be published in Q2 2024.

Other projects

  • IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy— The taxonomy is now expected in April 2024 (previously Q2 2024).

The above is a faithful com­par­i­son of the IASB and ISSB work plan at 29 January 2024 and 29 February 2024. For access to the current work plan at any time, please click here.

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