Are we approaching a revolution in accounting for intangible assets…? Asked in an interview about major current challenges and opportunities, the new IASB Chair Andreas Barckow commented as follows: The biggest challenge I see is to remain relevant in an ever-changing environment. While I think that our literature has generally stood the test of time,…

As we covered here, the IASB recently issued for comment a new framework for management commentary. The document describes management commentary as “a report that complements an entity’s financial statements. It provides management’s insights into factors that have affected the entity’s financial performance and financial position and factors that could affect the entity’s ability to…

Here’s an extract from a comment letter submitted by US SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce to the IFRS Foundation, on its initiative to create a sustainability standards board Financial statements, prepared according to high-quality accounting standards, enable investors to make informed economic decisions. As the Foundation’s website explains, “IFRS Standards contribute to economic efficiency by…

The IFRIC recently issued for comment a tentative agenda decision on Economic Benefits from Use of a Windfarm, with comments requested by August 16, 2021. Here’s the fact pattern: The Committee received a request about whether, applying paragraph B9(a) of IFRS 16, an electricity retailer (customer) has the right to obtain substantially all the economic…

A recent article in CPA Canada’s Pivot magazine, written by Gord Beal, posits that “a new capitalism requires a new accounting.” Here’s an extract: Investors and business leaders are joining others who are challenging an unsustainable status quo. Although the degree and speed to which capitalism will evolve remains to be seen, dramatic shifts in…

The IASB has issued amendments to IAS 12 Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction, effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023 The amendments express themselves primarily with reference to accounting for leases under IFRS 16, but they also apply to decommissioning obligations, and perhaps in other…

Let’s return to the IASB’s discussion paper Business Combinations under Common Control, on which comments are requested by September 1, 2021. As we covered here, the main proposal is that fair-value information should be provided when a business combination under common control affects shareholders outside the group. In all other cases, the Board is suggesting…

IASB consults on a new framework for management commentary reflecting changes in corporate reporting landscape, announces a recent news release Here’s how it sums it up: Management commentary—in some countries referred to as management discussion and analysis—is a report that complements a company’s financial statements. The proposed framework represents a major overhaul of IFRS Practice Statement…

Well, we’re almost at the end of the Hans Hoogervorst era… As you’re probably aware, if you’re interested in the subject matter of this blog, he will be replaced in July by Prof Dr Andreas Barckow, formerly President of the Accounting Standards Committee of Germany. I previously provided exclusive access to a sampling of the…