Beyond the GAAP – September 2026
At its September meeting, the IASB completed its redeliberations on the revision of IAS 28 and made further progress on its statement of cash flows and amortised cost measurement projects.
Beyond the GAAP - the monthly newsletter on financial and sustainability reporting
Each month, the newsletter Beyond the GAAP aims at keeping readers informed of financial and sustainability reporting developments.
You will notably find in each issue:
- The news related to IFRS Accounting Standards (new Standards, amendments to Standards, IASB projects, IFRS IC agenda decisions, endorsement process in Europe)
- The news and priorities set by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority)
- The news related to the issuance of sustainability reporting Standards (ESRS issued by EFRAG, IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards issued by the ISSB)
Each issue is available in PDF format.
Beyond the GAAP – June 2026
Since IFRS 18 was published in April 2024, preparations for its entry into force on 1 January 2027 have been gathering pace. The IASB has continued its work on clarifying certain points regarding application of the standard, as shown by its recent publication of targeted amendments to IAS 28 on the fair value option. However, many issues remain unresolved: the IFRS IC’s meeting agenda for this month...
Beyond the GAAP – May 2026
As we approach the half-yearly closing of accounts for 2026, Beyond the GAAP presents our traditional overview of the standards and interpretations published by the IASB, indicating where they are in the EU endorsement process. We highlight those texts that are now mandatory and those for which early application is permitted at this closing date.
Beyond the GAAP – April 2026
This month, the IASB and IFRS IC have continued their work on supporting the implementation of IFRS 18 from 2027 onwards, signing off four new agenda decisions – including an eagerly-awaited decision on the presentation of a foreign exchange difference from an intragroup monetary liability (or asset).
Beyond the GAAP – March 2026
The IASB continues to update its accounting standards. Following the publication of IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements and IFRS 19 – Subsidiaries without Public Accountability, changes are coming for regulated activities with the publication, announced for the second quarter, of IFRS 20 – Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities.
Beyond the GAAP – February 2026
On 26 February 2026, exactly one year after the European Commission adopted its “Omnibus I” package of measures to simplify sustainability reporting requirements, the “Content” directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This directive amends the CSRD on sustainability information to be provided by companies and the CSDDD on due diligence. The EU member states now have...
Beyond the GAAP – January 2026
This month, the IASB approved updates to six agenda decisions of the IFRS IC, a move made necessary by the application of IFRS 18 as of 1 January 2027, which will replace IAS 1.
Beyond the GAAP – December 2025
This month, regulatory developments in the field of sustainability were marked by the final adoption, by the European co-legislators, of a compromise text on the ‘Content’ Directive. This is part of the Omnibus I package, aimed at simplifying CSRD requirements on sustainability reporting and the CSDDD on due diligence.
Beyond the GAAP – November 2025
This month, sustainability reporting has been the focus of much of the news. On 3 December, after several months of intense work involving all stakeholders, EFRAG submitted its technical advice on the revised draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) to the European Commission (EC). The EC must now take this into account in order to produce a new delegated act on ESRS (“Set 2”), replacing...
Beyond the GAAP – October 2025
As we approach year-end 2025, Beyond the GAAP presents our traditional summary of the IASB texts in force at 31 December 2025, as well as an overview of ESMA’s priorities for this year’s closing of accounts. Given the uncertainties arising from the current economic and geopolitical environment, the regulator emphasises the need for transparent communication on significant judgements and estimates,...
Beyond the GAAP – September 2025
This month, the IASB has discussed a number of projects: targeted amendments to IAS 37, the equity method, FICE (Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity), the statement of cash flows, and amortised cost measurement. It should also be noted that the new standard on the presentation of financial statements (IFRS 18), though not yet mandatory, is already under discussion: the IFRS Interpretations...
Beyond the GAAP – July-August 2025
This summer has seen significant progress on the work to simplify European sustainability reporting standards through the Omnibus I package proposals.
Beyond the GAAP – June 2025
The whole editorial team is extremely proud and delighted to announce that Forvis Mazars Partner Claire Dusser has been appointed by the IFRS Foundation as a new member of the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC). She will serve a three-year term from 1 July 2025.
Beyond the GAAP – May 2025
As we approach the half-yearly closing of accounts for 2025, Beyond the GAAP presents our traditional overview of the standards and interpretations published by the IASB, indicating where they are in the EU endorsement process. We highlight those texts that are now mandatory and those for which early application is permitted at this closing date.
Beyond the GAAP - April 2025
Following the publication in the EU Official Journal of the ‘Stop the clock’ Directive on 16 April, European entities in “waves 2 and 3” are now certain that they will not have to publish sustainability information for the 2025 and 2026 financial reporting periods. The Directive must now be transposed before 31 December. Regarding the ongoing negotiations on the draft ‘Content’ Directive, the positions...
Beyond the GAAP - March 2025
On 3 April, the European Parliament approved the Commission’s proposed “Stop the clock” directive, which is being fast-tracked through the legislative process and will postpone mandatory sustainability reporting for wave 2 and 3 companies by two years. As it has already been endorsed by the EU Council, the directive is now expected to be published in the OJEU by late April or early May. Readers will...
Beyond the GAAP - February 2025
On 26 February, the European Commission presented its simplification proposals as part of the first “Omnibus” package, aiming to reduce the administrative burden on companies, particularly due to the CSRD and the EU Taxonomy Regulation. These proposals mark the beginning of a long legislative process that could significantly shift corporate sustainability reporting by introducing new thresholds, a...
Beyond the GAAP – January 2025
As companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in 2025 prepare to publish their first sustainability statements in accordance with ESRS, the European Commission has published the “Competitiveness Compass” for the EU, its roadmap for the next five years. The Compass aims among other things to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden...
Beyond the GAAP – December 2024
Happy New Year from the Beyond the GAAP editorial team! The year 2024 concluded with the publication of targeted amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7, aimed at contracts referencing nature-dependent electricity, often structured as PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) or VPPAs (Virtual Power Purchase Agreements). These eagerly awaited amendments are detailed in this issue.
Beyond the GAAP – November 2024
As 2024 year-end closing approaches, Beyond the GAAP presents our traditional overview of the texts published by the IASB, taking account of their endorsement process at European level. We have identified those texts that are mandatory, as well as those that are optional at this year-end.
Beyond the GAAP – October 2024
With a few weeks to go until the 2024 year-end, the European market regulator, ESMA, has published its recommendations for 2024 reporting. These cover both IFRS financial reporting and the first ESRS sustainability statements. This issue includes special features on both sets of recommendations.
Beyond the GAAP – September 2024
The IASB continues to be very busy with standard-setting work around the topic of financial instruments, with redeliberations ongoing on the proposed amendments to the rules on PPA and VPPA contracts, and the launch of a research project on amortised cost measurement. It has also begun new projects to clarify or improve some older standards, publishing an exposure draft to address application questions...
Beyond the GAAP – July-August 2024
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has now entered into force following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 July 2024. It must be transposed into national law by 26 July 2026. This major new directive, which establishes a corporate due diligence duty, will apply to around 6,000 European companies and around 900 non-EU companies. In other European...
Beyond the GAAP - June 2024
At the end of May, the IASB published the amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 relating to the classification and measurement of financial instruments, which are mandatory for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2026. In this issue, we propose to review in detail the content of these amendments, which make some changes and clarifications concerning financial liabilities settled via an electronic...
Beyond the GAAP - May 2024
In May, EFRAG issued some important documents to support large entities that are required to publish a sustainability statement under ESRS. EFRAG had first issued a compilation of explanations provided to stakeholders in response to questions posed on the Q&A platform opened last October. In addition to reproducing some of the answers already published, this compilation includes 44 new explanations...
Beyond the GAAP – March 2024
In last month’s issue, we looked at the three main topics covered by the draft amendments to IAS 32, IFRS 7 and IAS 1, as set out in the Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity (FICE) exposure draft. In this issue, we present the Board’s proposals on the other seven topics, including contingent settlement provisions, shareholder decisions and reclassification of financial instruments...
Beyond the GAAP - February 2024
Last November, we reported the publication of an IASB exposure draft of proposed amendments to IAS 32, IFRS 7 and IFRS 1 on the classification of financial instruments with characteristics of equity (“FICE”). In this issue, we present the IASB's proposals on three of the topics covered by these amendments: how to account for rights and obligations arising from legal or regulatory requirements, instruments...
Beyond the GAAP - January 2024
This month, sustainability reporting has again dominated the news, with the provisional agreement from the European Parliament to delay Commission adoption of the next sets of ESRS (namely sector-specific ESRS and ESRS for non-EU groups) by two years, i.e. by 30 June 2026 instead of 30 June 2024 as initially indicated in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Sector-specific standards in...
Beyond the GAAP - December 2023
Happy New Year from everyone at Beyond the GAAP! The IASB work plan alone suggests that this new year will be a busy one on the accounting front. But the biggest new development in 2024 will be initial application of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), for the first companies falling within the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – i.e. large undertakings...
Beyond the GAAP - November 2023
As 2023 year-end closing approaches, we present our traditional overview of the texts published by the IASB, taking account of their endorsement process at European level. This includes the latest developments concerning the European Union's endorsement of the IAS 12 amendments relating to OECD Pillar Two and the IFRS 16 amendments on lease liabilities arising from sale and leaseback transactions....
Beyond the GAAP - October 2023
At the end of October, the European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, published its common priorities at European level for the 2023 reporting period.
Beyond the GAAP – September 2023
In mid-September, the European Commission (EC) launched a consultation on a draft delegated act that proposes to increase by 25% the size criteria set out in the Accounting Directive to classify undertakings and groups into different categories (micro, small, medium and large), in order to reflect inflation over the past ten years. This change in the thresholds, presented as part of a plan to increase...
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