On 14 July 2009 the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published for public comment an exposure draft on Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement.
The proposals form part of the IASB’s comprehensive review of financial instrument accounting. The proposals, which the IASB believes will significantly reduce complexity and make it easier for investors to understand financial statements, address how financial instruments are classified and measured. The proposals also answer concerns raised by interested parties during the financial crisis (for example, eliminating the different impairment approaches for available-for-sale assets and assets measured using amortised cost). The IASB plans to finalise the classification and measurement proposals in time for non-mandatory application in 2009 year-end financial statements.
The exposure draft was open for comment until 14 September 2009.
