Resources

The AcSB continues to explore the impact of climate change on businesses and ASPE financial statements. In this second installment, we focus on topics such as property, plant, and equipment, impairment of long-lived assets, and contingent liabilities. This awareness series is designed to help organizations navigate climate-related matters using ASPE.

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 Goodwill and Intangibles, Scaling the Standards, Contributions and Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities.

The AcSB invites you to share your input on its Subsequent Measurement of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets project to address challenges faced by private enterprises and not-for-profit organizations.

Are you a Canadian private enterprise, not-for-profit organization, pension plan, an advisor to one, or a user of their financial statements? Watch our recorded webinar to learn about current projects and recent amendments in Parts II, III, and IV of the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting, including topics such as Insurance Contracts with Cash Surrender Value, Scaling the Standards, Contributions, and Revenue – Upfront Non-Refundable Fees or Payments. 

Read our In Brief for an overview of Exposure Draft, Customer’s Accounting for Cloud Computing Arrangements. The proposals aim to simplify the accounting for cloud computing arrangements while ensuring entities can provide relevant information to their users. Share your feedback by attending our virtual roundtable on June 1 or June 7, and by submitting a comment by June 20, 2022. 

Since the launch of our Framework for Reporting Performance Measures in December 2018, the world has witnessed significant change. With increased activity and momentum around sustainability reporting - as well as a new National Instrument on other financial measure disclosures from the CSA - disclosure of performance measures  is more relevant today than ever. To help you prepare for year-end reporting while navigating these changes, we revised our Framework for Reporting Performance Measures.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause considerable deterioration in economic conditions for many organizations. With significant organizations profiled in news stories for insolvencies, bankruptcies, and other financial difficulties, it’s more important than ever to keep going concern top of mind. Use our going concern resources to help navigate potential challenges associated with going concern assessments.

Do you have questions about the effect of COVID-19 on the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with an indefinite life? Read this resource to support you when preparing your financial statements in accordance with ASPE.

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to both an entities’ operating and forecasted losses. Read this easy-to-understand resource to help you consider if these changes indicate that long-lived assets are impaired in accordance with ASPE.

To keep their businesses afloat, enterprises with reduced revenue and, in some cases, higher operating costs are working with their lenders to change terms of existing debt agreements or to obtain waivers for debt covenants. Borrowers applying ASPE should closely examine changes to their debt agreements to assess whether they are subject to modification or extinguishment accounting. Read this helpful resource to learn more.