How are foreign exchange differences on intragroup monetary assets and liabilities classified under IFRS 18? And does an electricity retailer obtain substantially all the economic benefits from the use of a battery in an offtake arrangement?

In this month’s episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Gary Berchowitz for an overview of the topics discussed at the September 2025 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting as well as Gary’s aspirations as he joins the Committee.

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage

Dive into the Decoding IFRS 18 podcast series with Episode 1 for an introduction to the new IFRS Accounting Standard set to redefine financial performance reporting. Anu Pandya is joined by Katja van der Kuij and Tanya van Eyk who lead PwC’s IFRS 18 accounting working group. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage. 

In this episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Katie DeKeizer to explore proposed amendments and educational material published by the ISSB. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage 

Reflections on six years as an IFRS Interpretations Committee member and more.

In this month’s episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the topics discussed at the June 2025 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting as well as Karsten’s reflections at the end of his term as an IFRS Interpretations Committee member.

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage

In this episode of IFRS Talks, we explore how global tariffs and economic uncertainty can affect covenant compliance. We will explore the Amendments to IAS 1 on non-current liabilities with covenants and discuss how these changes affect financial reporting. Anu Pandya is joined by Olaf Pusch and Gerda Burger from our Global Corporate Reporting Services team, who will provide valuable insights for navigating these challenges.   

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage.

The IASB issued targeted amendments to IFRS 9 relating to the date of recognition and derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities.  In this episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Claire Howells and Chris Raftopoulos, corporate treasury experts in PwC UK, to discuss how these amendments impact how entities account for cash transfers using common payment methods.   

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage. 

Sustainability reporting is a vast and evolving area. PwC’s Sustainability Reporting Guide (SRG) serves as a compendium of the reporting requirements under the sustainability frameworks expected to have the broadest impact globally, including ESRS, IFRS® Sustainability Disclosure Standards, and the SEC Climate disclosure rules. 

We are joined by Katie Woods, from PwC’s Global CRS Sustainability Reporting team and one of the authors of the SRG. 

Find out more at: https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-latest-episode.html

In their search for carbon neutral power, entities enter more frequently into contracts that reference nature-dependent electricity. In December 2024, the IASB amended IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 to help companies report better on these power purchase agreements. We are joined by Roger Sagmoen who is a member of PwC’s Global Corporate Services team and who has followed this IASB project from the beginning.

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage and read our In-Brief here

In December 2024, PwC released its latest Global Investor Survey. We are joined by Eleanor Larner who shares with us some of the findings from this year’s survey. We explore what is top of mind for investors, what they are looking for in disclosures and what that means for companies as they prepare their 2024 reports. 

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage and read the Global Investor Survey.

When is an economy hyperinflationary? And can R&D expenditure relating to climate-commitments create an intangible asset?

In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the topics discussed at the December 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage   https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-latest-episode.html

In our October episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Olaf Pusch to talk about the new accounting standard - IFRS 19 ‘Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures’. The new standard will lower the costs of financial reporting by reducing disclosure requirements for eligible subsidiary financial statements.

In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the September 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.

In this month's episode Laura is joined by Eleanor Larner and Katie DeKeizer to hear about PwC's Global CSRD Survey 2024, key sustainability reporting implementation challenges and new application guidance.

In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the June 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.

Laura and Gary are joined by Nick Barlow from the IASB's technical staff, to talk about the new standard - IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosures in Financial Statements.

IASB IFRS 18 implementation support page
https://www.ifrs.org/supporting-implementation/supporting-materials-by-ifrs-standards/ifrs-18/

PwC In brief ‘IFRS 18 is here: redefining financial performance reporting’
https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc/in_briefs/in_briefs_INT/in_briefs_INT/ifrs-18-is-here-redefining-financial-performance-reporting.html

In this special edition, Laura is joined by Craig Smith from the IASB technical staff, for an overview of the IASB's latest consultation on proposals aimed at improving reporting about acquisitions.

Exposure Draft Business Combinations—Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment (open for comment until 15 July 2024)

https://www.ifrs.org/news-and-events/news/2024/03/iasb-consults-on-proposals-to-improve-reporting-of-acquisitions/

Climate-related commitments, post-acquisition handovers and the IFRS 9 post-implementation review.

In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the March 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks 
https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-latest-episode.html

Seven years since the IASB issued its most recent Standard (IFRS 17), 2024 is set to be the year of IFRS 18 and IFRS 19. And that 's not all. This month Laura is joined by Marie Kling and Netta Mikkilä to take a look at the IASB's standard-setting agenda for the year.

Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-latest-episode.html

Trust, tech and transformation. 

As we kick-off the new year, Laura Kennedy is joined by PwC’s Global Reporting Leader Nadja Picard, and Eleanor Larner from our global investor engagement programme to find out what investor’s want to know about how companies are managing crises and staying resilient, while creating and protecting long-term value in today’s fracturing world.

PwC’s Global Investor Survey 2023
https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/c-suite-insights/global-investor-survey.html

Does a company need to record a balance sheet liability for the costs associated with its net zero commitments?
In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge and Scott Bandura for a special edition of our IFRIC Update, focusing on accounting implications of net zero commitments, as well as other climate-related matters.

Guidance referred to in this episode:
PwC 2023 Illustrative Consolidated Financial Statements (Appendix E: Impact of climate change on financial statements)
PwC In brief: ESMA’s report on disclosures of climate-related matters in the financial statements
PwC In depths:
Impact of ESG matters on IFRS financial statements
IFRS Financial reporting considerations for entities participating in the voluntary carbon market
Accounting for green/renewable power purchase agreements

In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Andy Wiggins and Gary Berchowitz to talk about the OECD’s global minimum tax (aka ‘Pillar Two’ or ‘GLoBE’).

Listen in for an overview of the rules, practical challenges, safe harbours, and accounting implications.

In this month's episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Katie DeKeizer and Jan-Ben Wiese to talk about sustainability reporting.
Listen in for key developments so far in 2023, what's to come, and a guide to commonly used acronyms and terms including alphabet soup, double materiality and interoperability.
Guidance referred to in this episode: PwC’s global sustainability reporting page.

Join Laura Kennedy and Karsten Ganssauge as they discuss three topics from the June 2023 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting:
Energy contracts and the ‘own-use’ exemption from financial instrument accounting
Mergers between a parent and its subsidiary
Consolidation when the parent is hyperinflationary but the subsidiary is not

Join Raihazah Shaikh, Mark Randall and Laura Kennedy as they discuss the latest developments under IFRS 9 classification and measurement. Topics include:
An overview of what is involved in the post implementation review
The proposed amendments to IFRS 9 covering contractual cash flow characteristics and electronic cash payment systems.

Join Raihazah Shaikh and Karsten Ganssauge for an update of the March 2023 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. Topics include:
Three new submissions: Homes and home loans provided to employees, Guarantee over a derivative contract and Premiums Receivable from an Intermediary;
Potential annual improvements on the accounting for lease payments forgiven (IFRS 9 and IFRS 16) and
Possible changes to the impairment test of cash-generating units containing goodwill.