
IFRS Talks - PwC's Global IFRS podcast
IFRS is the language of the global capital markets. PwC professionals will help you to keep up to date and share their perspectives on an increasingly complex financial reporting environment.
Latest episodes

Aug 13, 2020 • 13min
Episode 90: The life and times of Sandra Thompson
This podcast looks back at the last 33 years of the accounting life and times of Sandra Thompson, Global IFRS Financial Instrument Leader, PwC UK; her favourite accounting standards, proudest moments, and hints and tips on being a financial statement reviewer.

Jul 30, 2020 • 22min
Episode 89: Primary financial statements
Join PwC professionals as they discuss the proposed changes to the statement of profit and loss exposure draft in 20 minutes.

Jul 16, 2020 • 15min
Episode 88: The Life and Times of Tony Debell
This podcast looks back at the last 38 years of the accounting life and times of Tony Debell, Global IFRS Technical Leader for 14 of those years; his favourite accounting standards, proudest moments, biggest changes in standard setting and his hints and tips on being an IFRS guru and financial statement reviewer.

Jul 2, 2020 • 20min
Episode 87: COVID-19 and IFRS 16 rent concessions
Sandra Thompson (PwC UK) and Scott Bandura (PwC Canada) explain the latest on COVID-19 rent concessions. What is in scope of the amendment to IFRS 16? When is it effective? And what do lessors do even though they are not included in the amendment?

Jun 25, 2020 • 24min
Episode 86: June IFRIC update
Do you have intangibles that you use and then sell? Do you control subsidiaries that will pay tax when they distribute profits? Do you have sale and leaseback arrangements with variable leaseback payments? Are you engaged in supply chain financing or reverse factoring? If the answer to any of these is yes, listen to Karsten Ganssauge's (PwC Germany) summary of the June IFRIC meeting.

Jun 21, 2020 • 19min
Episode 85: COVID-19 and interim reporting (IAS 34)
PwC professionals discuss several of the key COVID-19 issues to consider when preparing your interim reporting. Impairments, taxes, pensions, presentation and disclosure and lots more.

Jun 17, 2020 • 14min
Episode 84: COVID-19 and IAS 12 taxes
How do you account for a tax holiday or a change in tax rate as a result of COVID-19? In this episode, Dave analyses whether this assistance is in the scope of IAS 12 taxes, and if it is what you need to do.

Jun 11, 2020 • 20min
Episode 83: Impairment of trade receivables for Corporates in light of COVID-19
What do Corporates need to do to measure the impairment of their trade receivables? Marie Kling (PwC US) explains the key principles of the expected credit loss (ECL) model including what needs to be updated in light of COVID-19.

Jun 9, 2020 • 15min
Episode 82: Presentation of the impacts of COVID-19
Gary Berchowitz (PwC UK) looks at how entities are presenting the impacts of COVID-19 in their financial reporting? What are regulators allowing in terms of adjustments to non-GAAP performance measures? Are entities allowed to present a separate line item for COVID-19 in the income statement? And what does the IFRS guidance say? Find the answers to all of those questions in this latest episode.

Jun 5, 2020 • 13min
Episode 81: IFRS 16 impact on IAS 36
What is the impact of IFRS 16, Leases, on IAS 36 impairment? PwC's professional share the latest updates in IFRS.
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