International Accounting Standards Board issues annual improvements to IFRS Standards

The International Accounting Standards Board (Board) has today issued Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2015–2017 Cycle, which makes narrow-scope amendments to four IFRS Standards. 

Annual improvements are part of the Board's process for maintaining IFRS Standards and contain Interpretations that are minor or narrow in scope. 

Amendments made as part of this process either clarify the wording in an IFRS Standard or correct relatively minor oversights or conflicts between existing requirements of IFRS Standards. 

The amendments made during the 2015–2017 cycle are: 

-        IFRS 3 Business Combinations

-        IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements      

-        IAS 12 Income Taxes

-        IAS 23 Borrowing Costs 

The amendments are effective from 1 January 2019, with early application permitted.