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Would you like to help improve financial reporting for private enterprises? Do you regularly review or use private enterprise financial statements to make decisions? If so, the AcSB needs you on its new Canadian Private Enterprise User Advisory Committee! Apply to be a new member by February 15, 2025.

The AcSB wants your feedback on its proposed amendments to Section 3840, Related Party Transactions. These proposed narrow-scope amendments address accounting for a combination between enterprises or businesses under common control. Submit your comments by February 14, 2025. 

The Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee discussed Contributions, Financial Statement Concepts, and the AcSB’s 2025-2026 Annual Plan.

The AcSB discussed Subsequent Measurement of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles, Equity Method, Detailed Review of ASPE, Agriculture and Inventories, its Annual Plan, and more. Read the Decision Summary for full details. 

Join the AcSB for a virtual roundtable discussion (in English) to learn about the IASB’s Exposure Draft, “Provisions – Targeted Improvements.” Don’t miss this chance to share your feedback directly with us to help inform our response to the IASB. Register now to save your spot!

Watch the video recording of our Group’s December meeting. Agenda topics included IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, focusing on accounting for debt modifications amid falling interest rates, along with various year-end financial reporting reminders. Don’t miss out on the latest IFRS news! Watch our meeting for a limited time, on demand.

The AcSB discussed Subsequent Measurement of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles, Contributions, Financial Statement Concepts, Improvements to Presentation and Disclosure of Investments for Pension Plans, and more. Read the Decision Summary for full details.

The Private Enterprise Advisory Committee held a meeting on November 13, 2024, and discussed Relief from the Recognition of Intangible Assets and Amortization of Goodwill, Detailed Review of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises, the Annual Plan, and Agriculture. Read the meeting notes for full details!

Are you interested in helping shape accounting standards for private enterprises and/or not-for-profit organizations in Canada? The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) is looking for new members to join its advisory committees! Apply to be a member of the Private Enterprise Advisory Committee, the Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee, or the Medium and Small Practitioners Advisory Committee (formerly Small Practitioners Working Group) by December 15, 2024.

Are you a Canadian private enterprise, not-for-profit organization, pension plan, an advisor to one, or a user of their financial statements? Watch this on-demand webinar to learn about current accounting standards projects and recent amendments in Parts II, III, and IV of the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting, including topics such as the Detailed Review of ASPE, Goodwill and Intangibles, Financial Statement Concepts, and Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities.