In this insightful discussion, Gary Berchowitz, Corporate Accounting Topic Team Leader at PwC, brings over 20 years of expertise to the table. He delves into the complexities of IFRS reporting for companies eyeing 2025, highlighting new accounting standards, segment disclosures, and regulatory challenges. The conversation touches on vital topics like non-current liabilities, supplier finance arrangements, and the impact of hyperinflation. Gary emphasizes the importance of proactive reporting practices and understanding evolving regulations to ensure compliance and clarity in financial statements.
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IFRIC Implementation Disclosure
Disclose IFRIC agenda decisions' impacts, even if implementation requires additional time.
Communicate if you need more time due to reporting pack complexities or specific company circumstances.
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Covenant Classification
Classify non-current liabilities with covenants based on reporting-date rights.
Disclose significant covenants and potential breaches in your year-end reports.
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Supplier Finance Disclosures
Review supplier finance arrangements for new disclosure requirements.
Prepare to disclose key terms, liabilities, payment amounts, and payment term changes.
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In each episode of our Year-end toolkit series, our guests share insights on key areas of the year-end accounting and reporting process. The conversations are relevant for all finance teams, even if it’s not year-end close time. And it’s relevant even for those not engaged in the company’s closing process – the episodes have something for everyone. In this bonus episode of our Year-end toolkit series, we share reminders and insights on IFRS reporting for companies that are getting ready to report in 2025.
In this episode, we discuss:
2:18 – Segment disclosures
4:51 – Accounting standards newly applicable for December 31, 2024 year ends, including those related to:
5:07 – Non-current liabilities with covenants
7:25 – Supplier finance arrangements
10:22 – Sale and leaseback transactions
11:38 – Recent priorities and focus areas of European regulators that may impact US companies
20:27 – Hyperinflationary economies
23:36 – New IFRS accounting standards effective in 2025 and beyond and looking ahead to 2025 broadly
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About our guest: Gary Berchowitz is the corporate accounting topic team leader in PwC’s Global Assurance Quality - Corporate Reporting Services group. Gary brings over 20 years of financial accounting experience, working to drive quality and connectivity throughout the PwC network and help local teams solve complex accounting issues in a practical way. Gary leads the development of PwC’s global view on a variety of financial reporting matters.
About our host: Heather Horn is the PwC National Office Sustainability and Thought Leader, responsible for developing our communications strategy and conveying firm positions on accounting, financial reporting, and sustainability matters. In addition, she is part of PwC’s global sustainability leadership team, developing interpretive guidance and consulting with companies as they transition from voluntary to mandatory sustainability reporting. She is also the engaging host of PwC’s accounting and reporting weekly podcast and quarterly webcast series.
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