The six standards are UK equivalents of IASs 21, 29, 32, 33, and 39 plus an amendment to the existing UK FRS 2. The UK's new equivalent of IAS 39 implements in full the measurement and hedge accounting provisions of IAS 39 without amendment, rather than the amended version of IAS 39 adopted by the European Commission that restricts the use of the full fair value option and permits hedge accounting for bank core deposits. Link to ASB Press Release.

However, the Decree does not cover the revised versions of IASs and IFRSs approved by the IASB in 2003-2004. Also IAS 7 on the cash flow statement is optional. Our up-to-date list of use of IFRSs country by country is Here.

The two final Interpretations are:

• IFRIC 3 Emission Rights
• IFRIC 4 Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease.

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Comments are due by 6 January 2005.

Because AASB 139 is similar to IAS 39, the reminder is equally applicable to companies around the world that are adopting IAS 39 for the first time in 2005. Click for links to all Past Australian Accounting Alerts.

This edition of EITF Roundup provides an overview of the issues discussed, consensuses reached, and administrative matters at the 17-18 November 2004 meeting of FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force. Click to (PDF 476k). Links to all past issues are Here.

The International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee will meet at the IASB's offices in London on Thursday, 2 December 2004. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

IFRIC Interpretation 5 Rights to Interests Arising from Decommissioning, Restoration and Environmental Funds Accounting for Service Concessions – The IFRIC will consider three draft Interpretations with a view to agreeing them for publication: D11 Service Concession Arrangements - Determining the Accounting Model D12 Service Concession Arrangements - The Financial Asset Model D13 Service Concession Arrangements - The Intangible Asset Model IFRS 2 - Changes in Employee Contributions to ESPPs Scope of IFRS 2 IFRS 2 - Treasury Share Transactions and Group Transactions IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement - Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives

The Directive, which comes into force on 1 July 2005, is aimed at simplifying capital raising in Europe and is a key step in creating a single European market for financial services. The Directive requires involvement of the auditor to give assurance on historical and prospective financial information. FEE's paper provides national auditing standard setters with a framework within which standards might be developed to implement the requirements of the Directive. More information is on the FEE Website.

Members-shares in co-ops have some characteristics of equity.   They also give the holder the right to request redemption for cash, although that right may be subject to certain limitations.

IFRIC 2 gives guidance on how those redemption terms should be evaluated in determining whether the shares should be classified as financial liabilities or as equity. Under IFRIC 2, shares for which the member has the right to request redemption are normally liabilities. However, they are equity if:

• the entity has an unconditional right to refuse redemption, or
• local law, regulation, or the entity's governing charter imposes prohibitions on redemption. But the mere existence of law, regulation, or charter provisions that would prohibit redemption only if conditions (such as liquidity constraints) are met, or are not met, does not result in members' shares being equity.

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D10 clarifies when original producers of electrical goods will need to recognise a liability for the cost of waste management relating to final disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment by private households.

The IFRIC concluded that the event giving rise to the liability for costs of such waste is participation in the market in the period in which the original seller's market share is determined for the purposes of allocating ultimate waste management costs. It's not the original production or sale of the equipment that triggers liability recognition.

Comments are due by 11 February 2005.  Click for Press Release (PDF 24k).