The 2022 edition of the publication has been updated for changes to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that were published between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021.
The publication now covers 31 March 2021, 30 June 2021, 30 September 2021, 31 December 2021 and 31 March 2022 financial year ends.
Various: Amendments to references to the conceptual framework in IFRS Standards - 1 January 2020
IFRS 3: Definition of a Business (Amendments to IFRS 3) - 1 January 2020
IAS 1 and IAS 8: Definition of Material (Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8) - 1 January 2020
IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7: Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7) - 1 January 2020
IFRS 16: COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions (Amendment to IFRS 16) - 1 June 2020
Various interest rate benchmark reform phase 2 - 1 January 2021
IFRS 16: COVID-19 related rent concessions - 1 April 2021
IFRS 3: References to the Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3) - 1 January 2022
IAS 16: Proceeds before intended use - 1 January 2022
IAS 37: Onerous Contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37) - 1 January 2022
IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IAS 41: Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020 Cycle - 1 January 2022
IFRS 17: Amendments to IFRS 17 - 1 January 2023
IFRS 4: Extension of the temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9 - 1 January 2023
IFRS 17 Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 – Comparative Information - 1 January 2023
IAS 1: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current - 1 January 2023
IAS 12: Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction - 1 January 2023
The effective dates table in the article has been colour coded to help entities planning for a specific financial reporting year end, and identifies:
Where a change is not yet mandatorily effective for a particular year end, it may still be possible for an entity to adopt it early (depending on local legislation and the requirements of the particular change in concern).
Where a change has been made but an entity is yet to apply it, certain disclosures are required to be made under IAS 8 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’. Disclosures required include the fact that the new or amended Standard or Interpretation has been issued but it has not yet been applied, and known or reasonably estimable information relevant to assessing its possible impact on the financial statements in the period of initial application.
For each change covered in the publication, we have included a box on its commercial implications. These sections focus on two questions:
A traffic light system indicates our assessment of the answers to these questions.
The IFRS Interim Financial Statements illustrate a six month accounting period beginning on 1 January 2021.
The global IFRS team at Grant Thornton International Ltd has published consolidated example financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2020.
IFRS requires that all the material effects of COVID-19 are appropriately recognised, measured and disclosed at the entity’s reporting date.
