28 May 2024 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the 29th Extract from its database of enforcement decisions taken by EU accounting enforcers. The objective of the publication is to provide issuers and users of financial statements with relevant information on the appropriate application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This … Continued

10 May 2024 The EU Taxonomy Regulation sets out a classification system that defines criteria for economic activities that are aligned with a net zero trajectory by 2050 and the broader environmental goals other than climate. IAASA undertook a desktop examination of the Taxonomy Regulation disclosures of a sample of issuers’ financial statements and has … Continued

IAASA has today published a financial reporting decision relating to Dalata Hotel Group plc’s accounting treatment of the proceeds from the sale of residential units as revenue in its 31 December 2022 annual financial statements. Dalata Hotel Group plc provided voluntarily undertakings that future financial statements would: The financial reporting decision may be accessed here. … Continued

ESMA has launched a process to establish a Consultative Working Group (CWG) for Corporate Reporting of its Issuers Standing Committee (ISC) as the term of the existing CWG of the former Corporate Reporting Standing Committee (CRSC), which was replaced by the ISC in 2023, will expire shortly. ESMA is, therefore, calling for expressions of interest … Continued

IAASA has today published a financial reporting decision relating to Irish Continental Group plc’s accounting treatment of comparative amounts in its 31 December 2022 annual financial statements. IAASA concluded that, as the re-statement was not material, there was no non-compliance with IFRS and, accordingly, no corrective action was required. The financial reporting decision may be … Continued

IAASA, Ireland’s accounting enforcer, has today published its annual Observations paper highlighting matters that management, Audit Committees and auditors should consider when preparing, approving and auditing financial statements for 2023 year end dates. The paper notes that 2023 financial statements will be prepared against continued uncertainty in the economic outlook such as: The Observations paper … Continued

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its annual update of the Reporting Manual on the European Single Electronic Format. The purpose of the ESEF Reporting Manual is to promote a harmonised and consistent approach for the preparation of annual financial reports in the format specified in … Continued