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In addition to the publication of the IFRS quarterly newsletters, the IFRS team at Grant Thornton International releases from time to time special edition newsletters that focus on major IFRS developments. While these newsletters are written from an IFRS perspective, they are relevant to the Australian environment as Australian Accounting Standards incorporate IFRSs issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. If you have any queries regarding these special edition newsletters please don’t hesitate to contact your local Grant Thornton office.

Navigating changes to IFRS for CFOs: a high-level summary of recent changes to IFRS that will affect companies' future financial reporting. Changes are colour coded to help Chief Financial Officers identify the changes that will affect them most.

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The IFRS Viewpoint series provides insights from Grant Thornton's global IFRS team on applying IFRSs in challenging situations. Each edition focuses on an area where Standards have proved difficult to apply or lack guidance.

While IFRS 9’s mandatory effective date of 1 January 2018 seems a long time into the future, ADI’s should consider evaluating the implications of the new Standard now.

Grant Thornton looks at the potential impact of IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' for revenue recognition in the life sciences industry.

Grant Thornton looks at the potential impact of IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' for revenue recognition in the software and cloud services industries.

Grant Thornton looks at the potential impact of IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' for revenue recognition in the manufacturing industry.

Grant Thornton looks at the potential impact of IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' for revenue recognition in the construction industry.

Grant Thornton looks at the potential impact of IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' for revenue recognition in the retail industry.

Grant Thornton looks at the potential impact of IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' for revenue recognition in the real estate industry.

Intangible Assets in a Business Combination – Identifying and Valuing Intangibles under IFRS/AASB 3: Business Combinations (November 2013)