Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been in the news a lot recently. Gary Berchowitz explains what a SPAC is and the accounting challenges relating to them. 

Cryptoassets are transferable digital assets that prevent copying or duplication. One of the most common types are cryptocurrencies, which are mainly used as a means of exchange. Ryan explores the accounting and growth of the sector, all in 20mins. 

Karsten Ganssauge tells us what happened at the February IFRIC Meeting where they discussed three topics: Sale and leaseback of an asset in a single-asset entity, the preparation of financial statements when an entity is no longer a going concern, and the costs necessary to sell inventories.

Given all that has happened in 2020 and the continuing uncertainty in 2021 arising from the global pandemic, we expect that investors are going to be looking at how companies and auditors are comfortable that a going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and the disclosures around it.  Katie Woods and Jamie Shannon discuss disclosures and judgements relating to material uncertainty about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. 

In October 2020, the IASB decided to begin the post implementation review of the IFRS 9 classification and measurement requirements. The IASB plans to conduct outreach for the first phase of the PIR in the first half of this year targeting a request for information in the third quarter of 2021.  Marie Kling explains what this means for the year ahead.

Hilary Eastman looks at what investors want to know about 2020, covering the impact of COVID-19, climate-related financial risks and the importance of transparency in financial statements. 

Scott Bandura talks us through how emissions trading schemes work and the accounting challenges. Is there a difference in accounting between granted and purchased allowances? Is there an obligation as emissions are generated? Find out about the challenges and current diversity in the accounting in this latest episode. 

Karsten Ganssauge talks through the December IFRIC agenda. The episode focuses on supply chain financing; the impact of covenants on the classification of current or non current liabilities and whether customisation and configuration costs can be capitalised as intangible assets. 

Paul Shepherd provides an overview of the discussion paper, Business Combinations - Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment. He summarises the proposals for additional disclosures, simplifications to the impairment test and the Boards consideration for goodwill amortisation. Find out all in the latest podcast.  

Katie Woods walks through the impacts of COVID-19 on accounting for employee benefits - pensions, share based payments, bonuses, and termination benefits.