IFRS

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today published for public comment proposed amendments to IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements. The objective of the proposed amendments is to clarify the transition guidance in IFRS 10 by confirming when an entity needs to apply IFRS 10 retrospectively. The proposals should allay the concerns of some who thought that the transition provisions were more burdensome than originally intended. Full Article

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today clarified its requirements for offsetting financial instruments by issuing Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Amendments to IAS 32). The amendments address inconsistencies in current practice when applying the offsetting criteria in IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation. Full Article

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued for public comment a revised draft standard to improve and converge the financial reporting requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and US General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for revenue (and some related costs) from contracts with customers. Full Article

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today published for public comment a proposed amendment to IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. The proposed amendment sets out how a first-time adopter would account for a government loan with a below-market rate of interest when they transition to IFRSs. Full Article

Companies wanting to migrate to international auditing norms, the International Financial reporting Standard (IFRS), may be spared from maintaining two books of accounts -- one under the Companies Act and the other for taxation purposes, if a Finance Ministry proposal gets implemented. The proposal, which was floated in a Discussion Paper on Tax Accounting Standards (TAS) issued by the ministry today, aims at 'reducing the complinace burden on businesses'. Full Article

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) today said it was in favour of introducing a corporate governance index that would offer rankings to companies adopting governance standards. Full Article

The SME Implementation Group (SMEIG) has today published five draft Questions & Answers (Q&As) on the IFRS for SMEs. These draft Q&As are open for comment until 30 November 2011 and cover the following topics: Application of the IFRS for SMEs for financial periods ending before the IFRS for SMEs was issued Full Article

The IFRS Foundation, the oversight body of the International Accounting Standards Boards (IASB), today completed the first part of its project to address requests by regulators and preparers for extensions to the full International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) XBRL Taxonomy. Full Article