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Financing

Long-term funding commitments

    

This information is current as of February 2010

Country

Organised by

Arrangements

Annual Contribution/Projected Amount

Europe


Germany

German Accounting Standards Committee 

Broad-based funding scheme based on contributions received from private organisations

 € 1,320,000

France

Ministry of Finance

Broad-based funding scheme based on contributions received from private organisations

€ 1,000,000

United Kingdom

Financial Reporting Council 

Levy on UK listed companies

£824,000

 

Italy

Organismo Italiano di Contabilità (Italian standard-setter)

Levy on registered companies

 

€ 750,000

 

Spain

Bolsa de Madrid (stock exchange) 

Direct contribution on behalf of Spain

€ 500,000

 

The Netherlands

Ministry of Finance

Direct contribution on behalf of the Netherlands

 

€ 380,000

Sweden

Funding through Föreningen för god sed på värdepappersmarknaden
(on hold for 2009 / 2010)

Levy on registered companies

€ 200,000

Switzerland

Swiss Business Associations

Contributions collected by Swiss business associations

US $250,000

Luxembourg

Bourse of Luxembourg

Direct contribution on behalf of Luxembourg

 

€ 50,000

 

Norway

Funding through Norsk Regnskapsstiftlse (Norwegian standard-setter)

Direct contribution on behalf of Norway

£40,000

 

The European Commission has proposed a EUR 4 million per year contribution for 2011-2013. Funding efforts are proceeding in EU Member States and other European countries.


Africa


South Africa

Financial Reporting Council

Levy system being established by South African government


US $150,000

Americas


United States

Individual companies and organisations

Voluntary system

US $3,000,000

Canada

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the body that houses the Canadian standard-setter

Direct contribution on behalf of Canada

CAN $800,000

Asia-Oceania


Japan

Financial Accounting Standards Foundation (Japan standard-setter)

Levy-like system being established for Japanese companies

US $2,800,000

China, excluding Hong Kong SAR

China Accounting Standards Committee, Ministry of Finanance

Contributions arranged by the Ministry of Finance

 

US $900,000

Australia

Financial Reporting Council (Australian financial reporting regulatory body)

Annual payment on behalf of private and public stakeholders in the Australian accounting standard-setting process

AUS $1,000,000

India

 

Major stock exchanges

Direct contributions on behalf of India

US $400,000

Korea

 

Korea Accounting Standards Board

Contributions arranged by the Korea Accounting Standards Board

US $300,000

Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong securities regulator and monetary authority and stock exchange

Direct contributions on behalf of Hong Kong

US $195,000

New Zealand

Accounting Standards Review Board

Direct contribution on behalf of New Zealand

NZ $200,000

 

Central Banks and International Organisations


Central banks and international organisations

Various bodies

Voluntary contributions

US $500,000

International Accounting Firms


Deloitte, Ernst &Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers

Direct payments

Voluntary contributions

US $2,000,000 each

BDO and Grant Thornton

Direct payments

Voluntary contributions

US $150,000 each

Mazars

Direct payments

Voluntary contributions


US $100,000

Other sources of income


The IFRS Foundation also received additional funding to finance its standard-setting and XBRL activities through its publications, educational and related activities.