Accounting standards

• IASB consults on new approach to standards’ disclosure requirements

  The board tested the approach with IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement, and IAS 19, Employee Benefits.

• FRC issues advice to improve companies’ ‘comply or explain’ reporting

  The UK’s Financial Reporting Council issued advice for companies on how to report transparently and effectively when departing from parts of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

• IASB seeks views on lease accounting amendment, M&A reporting

  The board proposed an amendment to specify sale and leaseback measurement and is consulting on reporting requirements for same-group M&A deals.

• UK issues equivalence decisions and sets out green finance measures

  The UK government issued a set of equivalence decisions across several financial services areas for firms from EU and European Economic Area states and set out finance initiatives for greening the economy.

• UK regulator urges improved company reporting on revenue and leases

  The FRC has called for clearer and more detailed reporting under IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 ahead of the next financial statements reporting cycle.

• Consistency sought in sustainability, corporate reporting through global effort

  IFAC called for the creation of a new sustainability accounting standards board, and five global organizations committed to working together toward unified corporate reporting.

• IASB issues standards amendments in response to IBOR reform

  The International Accounting Standards Board has issued a final package of standards amendments relating to ongoing reform of interbank offered rates.

• Regulators step back from action on current IFRS 16 amendment use

  UK companies using the lease accounting standard’s COVID-19 amendment before its likely autumn adoption by the EU will not face regulatory action.

• IASB postpones new liabilities guidance effective date by one year

  The effective date of the International Accounting Standards Board’s new accounting guidance on classification of liabilities has been delayed by one year.

• Standards board proposes IAS 1 and IFRS 16 changes

  The IASB is proposing to delay the effective date of an amendment to IAS 1 and is consulting on a proposed amendment to IFRS 16 to make it easier for lessees to account for COVID-19-related rent concessions.

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