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The IFRS Interpretations Committee will meet at the IASB's offices in London on Thursday and Friday 2 and 3 September 2010 (morning only on 3 September). The agenda for the meeting is now available.

On Thursday 26 August 2010, the FASB will hold a webcast to discuss the potential effects of the Exposure Draft, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, on current practices relating to accounting for real estate transactions.

The IASB has posted to its website a staff draft of a forthcoming IFRS on fair value measurement, reflecting the tentative decisions made to date by the IASB and the FASB.

The FASB has posted a staff draft of the Final Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 'Insurance (Topic 944): Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)'.

On Friday 10 September 2010, Deloitte (United States) will present a live webcast on the exposure draft 'Leases'.

The FASB has extended the comment deadline from 20 August 2010 to 20 September 2010.

The FASB has issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU), Plan Accounting - Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962): Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans (A consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).

The Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP) of the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its annual report 2010.

The New Zealand Financial Reporting Standards Board (FRSB) and Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB) have issued an updated Communique confirming that deferred tax should be recognised in relation to certain buildings for which tax depreciation had been removed by a tax law change. The FSRB has rejected a departure from IFRS on the issue.

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has released a number of editorial corrections to ED/2010/9 'Leases'.

Deloitte has published a global press release on the IASB and FASB proposals to overhaul lease accounting.

Deloitte (United States) has published a new Heads Up newsletter discussing the exposure draft 'Leases', issued by the FASB and IASB.

Deloitte (United States) has published a new Heads Up newsletter discussing the exposure draft 'Leases', issued by the FASB and IASB.

Deloitte (United Kingdom) has published a press release on the IASB's proposals in ED/2010/9 'Leases'.

We have posted "Respecto de la cara del estado financiero. FASB propone cambios profundos a la presentación del estado financiero"

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published for public comment joint proposals to improve the financial reporting of lease contracts.

The IASB will hold an additional Board meeting on 24 August 2010 from 11:00 to 15:00 to discuss the Financial Instruments project and Income Taxes.

Representatives of the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) and United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have met to discuss global convergence of accounting standards.

On Wednesday 18 August 2010 IASB staff will present a live webcast to discuss the exposure draft Leases which is expected to be published tomorrow.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released two Requests for Comment on behalf of its staff on a number of topics related to its ongoing consideration of incorporating International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) into the financial reporting system for United States issuers.