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The AASB wants your input on its 2026-2029 Strategic Plan! Complete our survey by June 28, 2024, to provide your views on whether our goals are responsive to the changing environment. Weigh in on what areas will significantly influence the audit and assurance landscape over the next five years and help us set the direction of our work. 

On March 28, 2024, the AcSB responded to the IASB’s Exposure Draft, “Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity,” issued in November 2023. The AcSB’s letter expressed overall support for the proposed disclosure and financial statement presentation requirements but noted that the classification and measurement proposals do not achieve the IASB’s objectives for the project. Read our letter to find out more! This letter is posted on an external website; if you need an accessible version, please email us at [email protected]. 

Read our overview of the IASB’s Exposure Draft “Business Combinations – Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment,” and how it impacts your business. The proposed amendments affect how entities perform their goodwill impairment assessments and enhance disclosure requirements for business combinations. 

Watch our on-demand webinar to learn about the Exposure Drafts on proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS) 1 & 2, and to help prepare your response for our key documents.

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.

PSAB encourages interested and affected parties to respond to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s (IPSASB) recently released Exposure Draft 88, Arrangements Conveying Rights over Assets (Amendments to IPSAS 47 and IPSAS 48). Respond directly to IPSASB by May 31, 2024, to ensure Canadian-specific issues and perspectives are considered.

Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council met on April 9, 2024, to discuss the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s activities and related matters. Read the full report for more information.

The AASB discussed Going Concern, Listed Entity/Public Interest Entity Track-2, Integrated Project, Technology Position, Audits of Less Complex Entities, Compilations of Future-oriented Financial Information, Sustainability Assurance, and more. Read the decision summary for full details.

The AcSB discussed Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity, Climate-related Risks and Opportunities, Subsequent Measurement of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets, Contributions, the Guidance Framework and more. Read the Decision Summary for full details.

Canada’s reporting and assurance oversight councils are pleased to announce the establishment of the Reporting & Assurance Standards Oversight Council (the Oversight Council), an important step towards enhancing standard-setting efficiency and connectivity in Canada.