As we covered here, the IASB has issued for comment Non-current Liabilities with Covenants, an exposure draft of proposed amendments to IAS 1, with comments to be received by March 21, 2022. The proposals would amend the current guidance on determining whether an entity has a right to defer settlement of a liability for at…

Here’s some recent news: The IFRS Foundation and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have announced today a collaboration agreement under which their respective standard-setting boards, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), will seek to coordinate their work programmes and standard-setting activities. The IFRS Foundation, which announced at COP26 the establishment of the ISSB…

The IASB issued for comment last year an exposure draft of proposed amendments to IFRS 16,  Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback, with comments requested by March 29, 2021. Here’s how the accompanying news release summed it up:  The International Accounting Standards Board has today proposed to amend IFRS 16 Leases by specifying how a company…

As we covered here, the IASB has issued for comment Non-current Liabilities with Covenants, an exposure draft of proposed amendments to IAS 1, with comments to be received by March 21, 2022. The proposals would amend the current guidance on determining whether an entity has a right to defer settlement of a liability for at…

Here’s an issue discussed a while ago by IFRIC: The Committee received a request about an airline’s obligation to compensate customers for delayed or cancelled flights. In the fact pattern described in the request: a)   legislation gives a flight passenger (customer) the right to be compensated by the flight provider (entity) for delays and cancellations…

The Financial Times recently published an article titled – ‘Investors are shocked’: how Russia’s attack on Ukraine roiled markets Here are some extracts: The eruption of the biggest military conflict in Europe since the second world war caught many investors by surprise. Moscow’s stock market was hit by one of the biggest collapses in financial history this…

CPA Canada recently issued The Rise of the Social Pillar: An Introduction to the ‘S’ in ESG As the website sums it up: Stakeholders increasingly expect organizations to consider the impact of social matters on their business models, operations and across their value chains. Additionally, regulators and governments across the globe are looking at integrating…

Here’s a summary of a request recently received by the IFRIC: The request described government measures that apply to entities that produce or import passenger vehicles for sale in a specified market. Under the measures, entities receive positive credits if in a calendar year they have produced or imported vehicles whose average fuel emissions are…

We’ve looked several times at some of the comments received on the IASB’s exposure draft Disclosure Requirements in IFRS Standards—A Pilot Approach: Proposed Amendments to IFRS 13 and IAS 19, for which comments were requested by a revised date of January 12, 2022 In a nutshell, the draft guidance would require entities to comply “with…