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Get Ready for PFRS 19

Background

PFRS 19 ‘Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures’ (the Standard) creates a reduced set of disclosures that certain in-scope entities can elect to apply instead of the disclosure requirements set out in other PFRS Accounting Standards. However, what PFRS 19 does not do is change any of the recognition, measurement or presentation requirements set out in other PFRS Accounting Standards.

The objective of the Standard is to alleviate the reporting burden for eligible subsidiaries without public accountability. It achieves this by working alongside other PFRS Accounting Standards, with eligible subsidiaries applying the recognition, measurement and presentation requirements in other PFRS Accounting Standards, except for the disclosure requirements. Instead, the entity applies the requirements in this Standard.

Scope

In order to apply PFRS 19, an entity must meet all of the following criteria at the end of its reporting period:

  • Is a subsidiary
  • Does not have public accountability
  • Has a parent that produces consolidated financial statements available for public use that fully comply with PFRS Accounting Standards

For purpose of applying PFRS 19, an entity has public accountability if:

  • It has debt or equity instruments that are traded on a public market or is in the process of issuing such instruments, or
  • Holds assets in a fiduciary capacity for a broad group of outsiders as one of its primary business activities. However, if an entity does so for reasons incidental to a primary business (e.g. sellers that receive payment in advance of delivery of goods or services), that does not make the entity have publicly accountability.

Disclosure requirements

To apply PFRS 19, entities will first apply the recognition, measurement and presentation requirements in each applicable PFRS Accounting Standard. The entity will then not apply the disclosure requirements in the applicable PFRS Accounting Standard but will instead refer to PFRS 19 for required disclosures. However, an entity shall consider whether to provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in this Standard is insufficient to enable users of financial statements to understand the effect of transactions and other events and conditions on the entity’s financial performance and position.

Effective date

The Standard is effective from annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, allowing eligible reporting entities and their auditors time to assess whether electing to apply PFRS 19 would benefit them. Early adoption of the Standard is permitted.

 

Refer to the file for a high-level overview of PFRS 19’s requirements, along with practical insights into the application challenges.

Get Ready for PFRS 19

Get Ready for PFRS 19

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