Current Status of the Project
The IPSASB reviewed its draft Consultation Paper and the accompanying Illustrative ED based on the Board's deliberation of issues to date. The sections considered included the underlying principles for preparing financial statements and the specific requirements for presenting the Statement of Financial Position. The IPSASB expects to begin discussions on the presentation of the Statement of Financial Performance in December 2024.
Project Timeline
The project timeline is depicted below. Please note that these are current targeted milestones/phases and may change as the work in this area progresses.
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Project Overview
Objective
The project objective is to enhance the communication effectiveness of financial information reported in general purpose financial statements by developing a new IPSAS to replace IPSAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements. The focus is on the presentation of financial information to support accountability and decision-making across the public sector.
The aim of the project is to help support the effective and sustainable use of public sector resources and the ongoing delivery of public services for current and future generations by improving the communication effectiveness of information presented in financial statements.
Why the IPSASB Undertook this Project
How financial information is presented in financial statements is seen as a critical component of strengthening public financial management (PFM) globally, due to the importance of ensuring the information presented in financial statements is relevant, transparent, useful, understandable, and accessible to the users of the financial statements.
IPSAS 1 has not been substantially revised since its original issuance in 2000. This project provides the opportunity to improve the existing requirements by considering relevant international and national standard-setting developments and constituent feedback received during the scoping and research phase of the project.
Consultation
To allow for stakeholder feedback throughout the development of this project and the opportunity to consider alternative presentation concepts, this project will be developed over three phases.
Phase 1 — Consultation Paper (CP) and illustrative exposure draft (ED)
Phase 2 — Full ED to replace IPSAS 1, plus consequential amendments to other IPSASs
Phase 3 — Final pronouncement
The project is currently in Phase 1, which is expected to result in the CP and illustrative ED being published in Q3 2025.
Task Force Members
- David Watkins, IPSASB Technical Advisor (Task Force Chair)
- Angela Ryan, IPSASB Member, New Zealand
- Andrew van der Burgh, IPSASB Member, South Africa
- Jonah Wala, IPSASB Member, Kenya
- Marc Wermuth, IPSASB Technical Advisor, Switzerland
- Jean-Pierre Menanteau, Conseil de normalisation des comptes publics (CNoCP), France
- Antonella Risi, Public Sector Accounting (PSASB) Canada
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Published Documents and Support
Documents in this section include:
- Major documents published by the IPSASB during the lifecycle of the project including: Consultation Papers, Exposure Drafts, issued IPSAS, amendments to IPSAS, and other similar due process documents;
- Supporting material related to each published document including: snapshots, webinars, and other material; and
- The project-relevant IPSASB agenda papers.
Project Stages
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Summary
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Included in this section are documents related to the development of the Consultation Paper.
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