Exposure Draft of Lack of Exchangeability released by ICAI



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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's (ICAI) Accounting Standards Board (ASB) has issued an Exposure Draft concerning the 'Lack of Exchangeability' under IAS 21. This draft aims to provide guidance on determining when a currency cannot be exchanged and the appropriate accounting treatment. Indian stakeholders are invited to submit their comments to ensure alignment with global accounting standards.

The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) of ICAI has released the Exposure Draft of lack of Exchangeability (IAS 21). Comments on the Exposure Draft may be submitted electronically or via email or post, so as to be received no later than July 30, 2021. Read the official announcement below:

Accounting Standards Board
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
28th April, 2021

Exposure Draft of Lack of Exchangeability

Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) are based on the IFRS Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) of IFRS Foundation. The IASB, before issuing the new/amendments to IFRS Standards, issues consultative documents (such as Discussion Paper (DP), Exposure Draft (ED) etc) seeking public comments from across the globe. The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) of ICAI with the aim to provide an opportunity to the various stakeholders in India to raise their concerns at the initial International Standard-setting stage itself, invites comments on the consultative documents issued by the IASB. It also helps the Indian stakeholders to be aware of the preparations required for implementation of Ind AS in line with adhering to global timelines. At present, the following Exposure Draft issued by the IASB is open for comments for proposed guidance for itself when developing and drafting disclosure requirements in IFRS Standards in future:

Lack of Exchangeability - IAS 21 sets out the exchange rate a company uses when it reports foreign currency transactions or a foreign operation’s results in a different currency. However, the Standard does not set out the exchange rate to use when there is no observable exchange rate the company can use-such as when a currency cannot be converted into a foreign currency. The proposed amendments would help companies in determining whether a currency can be exchanged into another currency, and what accounting to apply if the currency cannot be exchanged.

ICAI Releases Exposure Draft on Lack of Exchangeability

Invitation to comment

The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) of ICAI invites comments from public. The downloadable version is available here

How to comment

Comments on the abovementioned ED may be submitted through any of the following modes, so as to be received not later than July 30, 2021:

1. Electronically: Click on http://www.icai.org/comments/asb/ to submit comment online (Preferred method)
2. Email: Comments can be sent to: commentsasb@icai.in
3. Postal Secretary, Accounting Standards Board,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan, Post Box No. 7100,
Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi 110 002

Further clarifications on this ED may be sought by e-mail to asb@icai.in

FAQ :

The ASB of ICAI has released an Exposure Draft on the 'Lack of Exchangeability' related to IAS 21.

The Exposure Draft provides proposed guidance for companies on how to determine if a currency can be exchanged into another currency and what accounting treatment should be applied if it cannot be exchanged.

Comments are invited from the public and various stakeholders in India.

Comments must be received no later than July 30, 2021.

Comments can be submitted electronically via the ICAI website, by email to commentsasb@icai.in, or by post to the Accounting Standards Board.

IAS 21 sets out the exchange rate a company uses when it reports foreign currency transactions or a foreign operation's results in a different currency, but does not specify rates when no observable rate exists.




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