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The Accounting Standards Oversight Council met on June 4, 2024, to discuss the Public Sector Accounting Board's and Accounting Standards Board's activities and related matters. Read the full report for more information.

How do new or amended IFRS^® Accounting Standards make their way into the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting? Find out via this overview of the due process activities we completed in support of changes made to Part I of the Handbook in 2023. 

The AASB has provided information on its decision to not adopt the International Standard for Audits of Less Complex Entities. Read further to learn the reasons behind this decision and what the AASB is doing now.

The AcSB discussed Application Questions, Contributions, Detailed Review of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises, Carbon Credits Research, and more. Read the Decision Summary for full details.

Joint IASB-CAAA-AcSB virtual workshop for academics: an overview of IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

On June 17, 2024, the International Accounting Standards Board, the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, and the AcSB will hold a virtual workshop targeted to academics providing an overview of IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements. Register now to learn more!

The AASB reviewed feedback on the Exposure Draft of CAS 240, The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements, and its response to the IAASB’s proposed ISA 240. The AASB also discussed the Compilations of Future-oriented Financial Information and Pro Forma project. Read the decision summary for more.

The Group discussed Consideration of OECD Pillar Two GloBE Rules When Accounting for Deferred Tax Assets, Assessment of Cash-generating Units in a Production Facility with Multiple Production Lines When One of the Products Has a Declining Market Demand, and more. Read the meeting report for full details!

Read the feedback statement for AcSB's 2023 Exposure Draft, “Contributions – Revenue Recognition and Related Matters” to learn how your feedback has shaped the future direction of the Contributions project.

PSAB encourages interested and affected parties to respond to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s (IPSASB) recently released Exposure Draft 89, “Amendments to Consider IFRIC Interpretations.” Respond directly to IPSASB by June 17, 2024, to ensure Canadian-specific issues and perspectives related to the proposed amendments are considered.

The AcSB issued an amendment to Section 3400, Revenue, to indefinitely defer the effective date of previously issued amendments relating to upfront non-refundable fees or payments. Earlier application is permitted. The amendments also introduce a disclosure requirement for some upfront non-refundable fees or payments.