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Who can still elect the IAS 28 fair value option after the IASB’s 2026 amendments? The updated IAS 28 fair value option extends the FVTPL election beyond classic investment funds to any entity whose main business is investing in associates, joint ventures, unconsolidated subsidiaries, cash and cash equivalents, or other independently-returning assets — aligned to…
Who can measure associates and joint ventures at fair value under IFRS? The IAS 28 fair value option is an exemption from the equity method — and on 26 June 2026 the IASB issued narrow amendments that finally pin down which entities qualify, using the ‘specified main business activities’ concept from IFRS 18. If your…
What is the FASB changing about hedge accounting in 2026? On June 17, 2026, the FASB issued a proposed hedge accounting update to Topic 815 with three targeted changes: hedging interest rate risk on held-to-maturity securities, using any tenor of SOFR, and expanding eligible net investment hedging instruments. Comments are due August 17, 2026. If…
Do private companies have to change their income tax disclosures? Yes — in part. FASB ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, requires all entities to disclose income taxes paid (net of refunds) by federal, state, and foreign jurisdiction — and by any individual jurisdiction equal to or greater than 5%…
What is the SEC’s proposed filer status overhaul? On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed collapsing public-company reporting into two categories — large accelerated filers (LAFs) and nonaccelerated filers (NAFs) — raising the LAF public float threshold to $2 billion and exempting NAFs from ICFR auditor attestation. If you advise public companies, the SEC filer…
How does FASB ASU 2025-06 change accounting for internal-use software? The FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements, to modernize software cost guidance written in 1998 for today’s agile development. The biggest change: it ELIMINATES the old project-stage (waterfall) model for deciding when to start capitalizing costs. Instead, capitalization begins…
Is Congress about to change how crypto is taxed? Not yet — but it’s actively working on it. In June 2026, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on a slate of digital-asset tax bills aimed at fixing gaps in how cryptocurrency is taxed. The proposals include: a de minimis exception so small…
What were the key international tax developments in early-to-mid June 2026? The OECD pushed forward on the global minimum tax (Pillar Two) — releasing practical fixes to the GloBE Information Return (GIR) XML schema for first filings, an updated 2026 consolidated commentary, and new transfer-pricing guidance on intragroup services. In the EU, the Court of…
What changed in state and local tax in early-to-mid June 2026? A busy stretch: the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Florida’s challenge to California’s single-sales-factor apportionment; New York enacted a budget that extends its top corporate rate, decouples from some OBBBA provisions, and adds a “pied-à-terre” surcharge; Texas adopted cost-of-goods-sold rule changes for franchise…
What is IFRS 20, and who does it affect? The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued IFRS 20, Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities — a new IFRS Accounting Standard for companies subject to a specific type of rate regulation (utilities that supply electricity, water, and gas, where a regulator controls how much they can charge…
