Highlights
The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) proposes, subject to comments received following exposure, to incorporate eight proposed illustrative examples to accompany certain IFRS Accounting Standards in Part I of the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting. This AcSB Exposure Draft reflects the illustrative examples proposed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Comments are requested from individuals and organizations in Canada who agree with the Exposure Draft proposals as well as from those who do not. Comments are most helpful if they relate to a specific paragraph or group of paragraphs. Any comments that express disagreement with the proposals should clearly explain the problem and include a suggested alternative, supported by specific reasoning.
Comments received on the AcSB Exposure Draft will be available on the website shortly after the comment deadline unless confidentially is requested. The request for confidentially must be stated explicitly within the response.
IASB® Exposure Draft
The IASB recently issued the Exposure Draft, “Climate-related and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements,” which is available on the IASB website at www.ifrs.org/.
The IASB’s Exposure Draft proposes eight examples to illustrate how companies apply IFRS Accounting Standards when reporting the effects of climate-related and other uncertainties in their financial statements. The IASB’s proposed examples aim to:
- improve transparency of information in financial statements; and
- strengthen the connection between financial statements and other parts of a company’s reporting, such as sustainability disclosures.
Comments Requested
The AcSB encourages interested and affected parties in Canada to respond to the IASB on its Exposure Draft. Specific questions on which the IASB would like input are provided in the Invitation to Comment in its Exposure Draft. The AcSB requests that comment letters be sent directly to the IASB with a copy to the AcSB.
The AcSB would like input from Canadian respondents on the following additional question regarding the proposed illustrative examples:
The IASB has developed the proposed illustrative examples in accordance with its due process for application around the world. Assuming the Exposure Draft proposals are finalized and approved by the IASB in accordance with its due process, do you think that the proposals are appropriate for application in Canada? If not, please specify which aspects of the proposals, and what circumstances, make the illustrative examples proposed in the Exposure Draft inappropriate.
Send responses to this additional question directly to the AcSB.