Lease accounting – it was just easier this way!

A European example of issues in separating lease and non-lease components of a contract Here’s another of the issues arising from extracts of enforcement decisions issued in the past by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA); this is from their 24th edition: The issuer is a commercial real estate company whose core business covers…

Negative low emission vehicle credits – we’re much obliged!

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…

A pilot approach to disclosure – embrace the checklist?

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to IFRS 13 and IAS 19, for which comments were requested by a revised date of January 12, 2022 In a nutshell, the draft guidance would require entities to comply “with…

ESG – come on people!

A recent Globe and Mail piece suggests: When it comes to ESG issues, Canada’s financial industry needs a skills upgrade Here are some extracts: There’s no shortage of discussion about the nuts and bolts of environmental, social and governance issues. Governments, regulators and investors are demanding more disclosure, more analysis and more management of business…

A pilot approach to disclosure – for some it flies!

Let’s look at some more 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to IFRS 13 and IAS 19, for which comments were requested by a revised date of January 12, 2022 In a nutshell, the draft guidance would require entities to comply “with overall…

A pilot approach to disclosure – the ride’s still bumpy!

We recently looked 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to IFRS 13 and IAS 19, for which comments were requested by a revised date of January 12, 2022 In a nutshell, the draft guidance would require entities to comply “with overall…

The (not necessarily, but very possibly) ugly future of ESG

A recent article on the ESG Core website announces: Barely an infant, ESG is under attack. That can inspire unity, create fractions or end up a mirage. Written by Attila Schillinger, it muses as follows: Stakeholder capitalism really is a hybrid experiment. Can we keep capitalism with its growth and consumption paradigms going while serving…

A pilot approach to disclosure – we don’t think that thing can fly!

As we discussed here, the IASB issued the exposure draft Disclosure Requirements in IFRS Standards—A Pilot Approach: Proposed Amendments to IFRS 13 and IAS 19, with comments requested by a revised date of January 12, 2022 The driving premise is that “the notes in financial statements sometimes include too little relevant information, too much irrelevant…