In May 2024, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) amended IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (‘IFRS 9’). The amendments, among other things, address the classification and measurement of financial assets with contingent features in their...
Blog
IFRS 18: An overview of changes
The IASB published IFRS 18 Primary Financial Statements (‘IFRS 18’) in April 2024. This standard replaces IAS 1, the current standard for presenting financial statements. Entities must apply IFRS 18 to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January...
Disclosing accounting policies
Accounting policies comprise of the specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices that an entity applies to prepare and present its financial statements. Entities must disclose their accounting policies in their financial statements. The format and...
Disclosure of impairment
IFRS requires entities to consider and account for the impairment of assets. This ensures that their carrying amounts do not exceed the economic benefits expected from the asset. Some accounting standards contain specific impairment requirements for assets...
Shares issued: Are they debt or equity?
Intuitively, accountants tend to treat shares issued by a company as equity based on their legal form. The classification of the shares by the issuer in terms of IFRS, however, requires a more detailed analysis of their terms. Shares that, in substance, have the...
Accounting for Pillar Two of BEPS 2.0
The OECD/G20 developed Global Anti-Base Erosion (‘GloBE’) model rules in Pillar Two of BEPS 2.0 to address shortcomings in the current international tax system. These rules essentially aim to tax the profits of large multinationals at a minimum rate. The...