Technical & Sustainability Reporting Alerts

Accounting standards issued but not yet effective for 31 December 2023

The purpose of this Alert is to draw attention to the Climate-related financial disclosure: exposure draft legislation consultation (Draft Legislation) published by the Australian Treasury on 12 January 2024. This draft legislation follows Treasury’s second consultation paper on the subject (June 2023).

The purpose of this Alert is to draw attention to the Australian Sustainability Reporting Exposure Draft ED SR1 (“ASRS Exposure Draft”) published by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) in October 2023.

The purpose of this Alert is to draw attention to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) Media Release 23-343MR ASIC highlights focus areas for 31 December 2023 reporting.

AASB 2021-2 and AASB 2021-6 apply prospectively to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023.

When the AASB issues a new or revised Standard (or an Interpretation) with an effective date after the end of the reporting period, an entity has two choices.

The purpose of this Alert is to draw attention to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) Media Release 23-149MR ASIC highlights focus areas for 30 June 2023 reporting.

This TA Alert incorporates all the relevant pronouncements and developments as at 8 May 2023.

AASB 2020-3 amends AASB 116 to prohibit entities from deducting from the cost of an item of Property, Plant and Equipment, any proceeds from selling items produced while bringing property, plant and equipment to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in a manner intended by management. Instead, these proceeds and related costs are required to be recognised in profit or loss.